Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH v2 47/49] replay: replay_break command

[Eric Blake]

On 07/17/2014 05:06 AM, Pavel Dovgalyuk wrote:
> This patch adds support for replay_break monitor command. This command
> sets the step (measured in executed instructions) where replay should be
> stopped.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Dovgalyuk <address@hidden>
> ---
>  hmp-commands.hx     |   14 ++++++++++++++
>  monitor.c           |   15 +++++++++++++++
>  qapi-schema.json    |   11 +++++++++++
>  qmp-commands.hx     |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  replay/replay-qmp.c |   13 +++++++++++++
>  replay/replay.c     |   24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  replay/replay.h     |    2 ++
>  7 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 

> +++ b/qapi-schema.json
> @@ -3518,3 +3518,14 @@
>  # Since:  2.2
>  ##
>  { 'command': 'replay_info', 'returns': 'ReplayInfo' }
> +
> +##
> +# @replay_break

replay-break in QMP

> +#
> +# Sets breakpoint at the specified step of replaying
> +#
> +# @step: step where breakpoint should be set
> +#
> +# Since:  2.2

Is the double space intentional?

This is a very high-level description - reading just this definition, I
don't know what typical settings are, and whether changing the number to
be larger or smaller makes a difference.  Might be worth a bit more docs.

I hate write-only interfaces - how do I query what the current
breakpoint step is?

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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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