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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv4] add qemu-img convert -C option (skip target v


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv4] add qemu-img convert -C option (skip target volume creation)
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:41:58 -0600
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On 08/22/2013 12:03 PM, Alex Bligh wrote:
> Paolo,
> 
> On 22 Aug 2013, at 13:35, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> 
>> Also, this is the same as some HMP commands' "-n" option (live
>> snapshots, mirroring, backup) so I suggest to use that name.
> 
> You mean -n instead of -C? Sure I can do that, but is that
> something you feel strongly about? I am aware there are a number
> of people who have been using the patch with -C for some time.

Anyone using a non-upstream patch should already be prepared for
upstream to take a different course.  Such a user can add -C as a
synonym for -n (at least, until upstream DOES add a -C with different
semantics), or rewrite their scripts.

I too would like to reuse -n for consistency.

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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