Re: [Qemu-block] [PATCH V2 2/8] qapi: add compress parameters to Qcow2 Blockdev options

[Peter Lieven]

Am 10.07.2017 um 15:30 schrieb Kevin Wolf:
> Am 10.07.2017 um 15:24 hat Peter Lieven geschrieben:
> > Am 10.07.2017 um 15:10 schrieb Kevin Wolf:
> > > Am 29.06.2017 um 12:57 hat Peter Lieven geschrieben:
> > > > Signed-off-by: Peter Lieven <address@hidden>
> > > > ---
> > > >   qapi/block-core.json | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > >   1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > How does this make sense as a runtime option? What would happen if the
> > > image contains one compression format and I specify another one on the
> > > command line or in blockdev-add?
> > >
> > > Shouldn't it just be a create-time option and when you run qemu, it uses
> > > whatever format that image has?
> > I was asked to add it here. It is indeed only a create option and has
> > no other effect.
> But if it's only a create option, why is it added to blockdev-add?

Is there already a separate schemata for the create options?

Thanks,
Peter