Re: [Qemu-block] [PATCH v3 17/21] block: Move cache options into options QDict

[Max Reitz]

On 04.12.2015 14:35, Kevin Wolf wrote:
> This adds the cache mode options to the QDict, so that they can be
> specified for child nodes (e.g. backing.cache.direct=off).
> 
> The cache modes are not removed from the flags at this point; instead,
> options and flags are kept in sync. If the user specifies both flags and
> options, the options take precedence.
> 
> Child node inherit cache modes as options now, they don't use flags any
> more.
> 
> Note that this forbids specifying the cache mode for empty drives. It
> didn't make sense anyway to specify it there, because it didn't have any
> effect. blockdev_init() considers the cache options now bdrv_open()
> options and therefore doesn't create an empty drive any more but calls
> into bdrv_open(). This in turn will fail with no driver and filename
> specified.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
> ---
>  block.c    | 100 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  blockdev.c |  52 ++++++++++----------------------
>  2 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Max Reitz <address@hidden>

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