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Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive
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Kevin Wolf |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive |
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Wed, 26 May 2010 10:43:57 +0200 |
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Am 26.05.2010 03:31, schrieb Anthony Liguori:
> On 05/25/2010 04:01 PM, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
>>
>> I really think this patch can be useful, in my own case when testing
>> debian-installer (I already cache=writeback). In short all that is about
>> developing and testing, as opposed to run a VM in production, can
>> benefit about that. This was one of the original use case of QEMU before
>> KVM arrived.
>>
>> Unless someone can convince me not to do it, I seriously considering
>> applying this patch.
>>
>
> There really needs to be an indication in the --help output of what the
> ramifications of this option are, in the very least. It should also be
> removable via a ./configure option because no sane distribution should
> enable this for end users.
We know better what you stupid user want? There are valid use cases for
this cache option, most notably installation.
I could agree with requesting that the option should be called
cache=unsafe (or even Alex' cache=destroys_your_image), but that should
really be enough to tell everyone that his data is not safe with this
option.
Kevin
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, (continued)
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Alexander Graf, 2010/05/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Anthony Liguori, 2010/05/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Alexander Graf, 2010/05/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Avi Kivity, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Aurelien Jarno, 2010/05/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Anthony Liguori, 2010/05/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive,
Kevin Wolf <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Anthony Liguori, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Kevin Wolf, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Anthony Liguori, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Kevin Wolf, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Aurelien Jarno, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Aurelien Jarno, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Kevin Wolf, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Anthony Liguori, 2010/05/26
- [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Paolo Bonzini, 2010/05/26
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Add cache=volatile parameter to -drive, Aurelien Jarno, 2010/05/26