Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] console: extend screendump monitor cmd

[Gerd Hoffmann]

  Hi,

>> -{ 'command': 'screendump', 'data': {'filename': 'str'} }
>> +{ 'command': 'screendump', 'data': {'filename': 'str',
>> +                                    '*device' : 'str'} }
> 
> We can't add new optional parameters to QMP commands because it's
> currently impossible for mngt apps to discover them.
> 
> We have two options: 1. add this as a new command or 2. wait for
> full schema introspection (which we might get for 1.6).

"might get" sounds like it isn't a save bet, so I guess I better should
go for option (1) ...

cheers,
  Gerd