Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 00/32] Dynamic module loading for block drivers

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 22/07/2016 18:27, Max Reitz wrote:
> 
> So I can't see a strong argument for not modularizing the format block
> drivers, but in turn I don't have a strong argument for doing so either.
> 
> Therefore: Why not? :-)

The usual argument is that there is an additional cost in
maintainability.  This applies particularly in this case where you
wouldn't have to care at all about dynamically loading a driver based on
the outcome of a probe---only based on the driver name or a
colon-separated prefix in the filename.

Thanks,

Paolo