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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv4] add qemu-img convert -C option (skip target v
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv4] add qemu-img convert -C option (skip target volume creation) |
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Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:41:58 -0600 |
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On 08/22/2013 12:03 PM, Alex Bligh wrote:
> Paolo,
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> On 22 Aug 2013, at 13:35, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
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>> Also, this is the same as some HMP commands' "-n" option (live
>> snapshots, mirroring, backup) so I suggest to use that name.
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> You mean -n instead of -C? Sure I can do that, but is that
> something you feel strongly about? I am aware there are a number
> of people who have been using the patch with -C for some time.
Anyone using a non-upstream patch should already be prepared for
upstream to take a different course. Such a user can add -C as a
synonym for -n (at least, until upstream DOES add a -C with different
semantics), or rewrite their scripts.
I too would like to reuse -n for consistency.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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