Re: [Qemu-devel] QEMU/pc and scsi disks

[Joseph Miller]

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Anthony Liguori wrote:
> > I think most people agree that we need a config file.  I haven't seen 
> > any comments on my config file patch though.
> >
> > So, any comments on that patch?  Any requirements on a format?
>
> 1.  Any option should be settable either in the config file or command 
> line.  In other words, the user should not be forced to use a config 
> file.  This is useful for management programs who keep all options in 
> an internal database, and for users who can experiment via a ^P edit 
> edit edit <enter>.
>
> 2. The %(blah)s syntax is a bit ugly.  It's one of the few things in 
> python I dislike.  I'd prefer ${blah} and ${blah:modifier}.
>
> 3. It would be nice to be able to embed a config file in a qcow3 
> format so that one can ship an image with some default options in one 
> file.
No. 3 would be an outstanding feature to have.  I think that *.vmx and 
*.vmdk is the stupidest thing ever for a commercial company like that 
trying to be portable.

-Joseph