Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 5/6] QMP: Update qmp-spec.txt

[Eric Blake]

On 09/13/2013 11:54 AM, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:27:58 -0600
> Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> On 09/11/2013 02:52 PM, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
>>> Simplify the text, fix some of the examples.
>>>

>>> -           QEMU Monitor Protocol Specification - Version 0.1
>>> +                      QEMU Machine Protocol Specification
>>
>> Do we want a protocol version number?  I guess if we ever add
>> capabilities, we can worry about it then.
> 
> Yes, but I don't think we want it. This is the sole place where
> a version number appears and it's quite meaningless.

Indeed, capabilities are more powerful than version numbers, and since
the initial version already included capabilities, we already have as
much as we need to support any arbitrary future capabilities without
needing to add a version.

> 
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

Hence this still stands :)

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