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Re: [Qemu-block] [Qemu-devel] Non-flat command line option argument synt


From: Markus Armbruster
Subject: Re: [Qemu-block] [Qemu-devel] Non-flat command line option argument syntax
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2017 10:51:13 +0100
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"Richard W.M. Jones" <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 08:42:33PM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> There's also the -drive file=json:... syntax.  It's a bad fit for
>> QemuOpts, because QemuOpts and JSON fight for the comma.  I'd show you
>> if I could get it to work.
>
> I think this refers to the json: syntax for qemu URIs?

The json: pseudo-protocol, i.e. "file names" starting with a "json:"
protocol prefix.  I think we mean the same.

> Anyway we're using this in virt-v2v
> (https://github.com/libguestfs/libguestfs/blob/master/v2v/input_libvirt_xen_ssh.ml)
>
> It's very useful, please try not to break it!

We're not going to take the json: pseudo-protocol away.  Perhaps we'll
deprecate it at some point, but even then it'll stay for a sufficiently
generous grace period.



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