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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help
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Mike Day |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help. |
Date: |
Mon, 12 May 2014 12:05:10 -0400 |
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
> Ah, but it is:
>
> $ qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o help
> Supported options:
> size Virtual disk size
> compat Compatibility level (0.10 or 1.1)
> backing_file File name of a base image
> backing_fmt Image format of the base image
> encryption Encrypt the image
> cluster_size qcow2 cluster size
> preallocation Preallocation mode (allowed values: off, metadata)
> lazy_refcounts Postpone refcount updates
>
> and more importantly, it only appears in the help output of -f modes
> that actually support a backing file. Contrast:
>
> $ qemu-img create -f raw -o help
> Supported options:
> size Virtual disk size
This is much more prominent in the top-level help:
rebase [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-p] [-u] -b backing_file [-F
backing_fmt] filename
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Mike Day, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Eric Blake, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Kevin Wolf, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Eric Blake, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Mike Day, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Eric Blake, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help.,
Mike Day <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Eric Blake, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Kevin Wolf, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Eric Blake, 2014/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Kevin Wolf, 2014/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add backing file option to qemu-img create help., Mike Day, 2014/05/12