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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type
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Luiz Capitulino |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block) |
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Thu, 12 May 2011 14:01:43 -0300 |
On Thu, 12 May 2011 17:05:12 +0200
Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> wrote:
> Its value is unreliable: a block device used as floppy has type
> "floppy" if created with if=floppy, but type "hd" if created with
> if=none.
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> That's because with if=none, the type is at best a declaration of
> intent: the drive can be connected to any guest device. Its type is
> really the guest device's business. Reporting it here is wrong.
It reports how the guest is using the device, right? I'd say that's what
users/clients are interested in knowing.
Also, we can't just drop it from QMP. We should first note it's deprecated.
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/5] ide: Split qdev "ide-drive" into "ide-hd" and "ide-cd", (continued)
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/5] Split ide-drive and scsi-disk qdevs, and more, Gerd Hoffmann, 2011/05/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/5] Split ide-drive and scsi-disk qdevs, and more, Kevin Wolf, 2011/05/10
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/5] Split ide-drive and scsi-disk qdevs, and more, Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 4/6] blockdev: Store -drive option media in DriveInfo, Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 5/6] block: Remove type hint, it's guest matter, doesn't belong here, Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 6/6] defaults: ide-cd and scsi-cd devices suppress default CD-ROM, Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block),
Luiz Capitulino <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Luiz Capitulino, 2011/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Luiz Capitulino, 2011/05/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Luiz Capitulino, 2011/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block QMP: Drop query-block member "type" (type= in info block), Luiz Capitulino, 2011/05/13
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 1/6] ide: Split qdev "ide-drive" into "ide-hd" and "ide-cd", Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 2/6] scsi: Split qdev "scsi-disk" into "scsi-hd" and "scsi-cd", Markus Armbruster, 2011/05/12