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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] bdrv_flush error handling


From: Paul Brook
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] bdrv_flush error handling
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:46:04 +0000
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> Write errors for non-raw formats can easily be caused by a disk full
> situation on the host.  Killing the guest hard is unfriendly for that
> situation.

Disk full is a fundamentally unfriendly situation to be in. There is no good 
answer. Reporting errors back to the host has its own set of problems. Many 
guest OS effectively just lock up when this occurs.

Paul




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