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[RFC 1/4] docs/qcow2: add the zoned format feature
From: |
Sam Li |
Subject: |
[RFC 1/4] docs/qcow2: add the zoned format feature |
Date: |
Mon, 5 Jun 2023 18:41:05 +0800 |
Add the specs for the zoned format feature of the qcow2 driver. Once
the zoned_profile is set to `zbc`, then the qcow2 file can be taken
as zoned devices and passed through by virtio-blk device to the guest.
Signed-off-by: Sam Li <faithilikerun@gmail.com>
---
docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
b/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
index 105cb9679c..fdcf343652 100644
--- a/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
+++ b/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
@@ -172,6 +172,37 @@ This section describes each format and the options that
are supported for it.
filename`` to check if the NOCOW flag is set or not (Capital 'C' is
NOCOW flag).
+ .. option:: zoned_profile
+
+ The option configures the zoned format feature on the qcow2 driver. If
+ this is set to ``zbc``, then it follows the basics of ZBC/ZAC protocol.
+
+ .. option:: zone_size
+
+ The size of a zone of the zoned device. The zoned device have the same
+ size of zones with an optional smaller last zone.
+
+ .. option:: zone_capacity
+
+ The capacity of a zone of the zoned device. The zoned device follows the
+ ZBC protocol tends to have the same size as its zone.
+
+ .. option:: zone_nr_conv
+
+ The number of conventional zones of the zoned device.
+
+ .. option:: max_open_zones
+
+ The maximal allowed open zones.
+
+ .. option:: max_active_zones
+
+ The limit of the zones with implicit open, explicit open or closed state.
+
+ .. option:: max_append_sectors
+
+ The maximal sectors that is allowed to append to zones while writing.
+
.. program:: image-formats
.. option:: qed
--
2.40.1
- [RFC 0/4] Add full zoned storage emulation to qcow2 driver, Sam Li, 2023/06/05
- [RFC 1/4] docs/qcow2: add the zoned format feature,
Sam Li <=
- [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Sam Li, 2023/06/05
- Re: [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Eric Blake, 2023/06/05
- Re: [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Stefan Hajnoczi, 2023/06/19
- Re: [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Sam Li, 2023/06/19
- Re: [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Stefan Hajnoczi, 2023/06/19
- Re: [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Sam Li, 2023/06/19
- Re: [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Stefan Hajnoczi, 2023/06/20
- Re: [RFC 2/4] qcow2: add configurations for zoned format extension, Sam Li, 2023/06/20