Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 4/6] snapshot: implemention of common API to take snapshots

[Dietmar Maurer]

> >>> Seems this makes it impossible to use external commands to make
> >> snapshots?
> >>>
> >>     what command? can you tip more about the case?
> >
> > For example, nexenta storage provides an API to create snapshots. We
> > want to use that. Another example would be to use lvcreate to create lvm
> snapshots.
> >
>    I am not familar with those tools, Patch 5 and 6 provides hmp and qmp API,
> hope you can enlight more what is  missing if it can't work with external 
> tool.

We need the ability to create snapshots with external tools - your patch does 
not support that.
I think that is a major drawback.