[Qemu-devel] Re: guestfwd option doesn't allow supplementary , server, nowait

[Anthony Liguori]

Jan Kiszka wrote:
> > The syntax I proposed early for -drive could address this.
> >
> > -net user,name=foo,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.4:6666
> > -net.foo.guestfwd-arg unix:/some/path,server,nowait
> >
> >     
>
> I general yes, but I would rate this particular suggestion as a bad
> example for intuitive argument splitting (guestfwd is useless without a
> target like unix:/bla).

The throw an error.

-drive name=foo is also useless without a file= option.

>  If at all, we would have to push server and
> nowait into the additional args. Still, this requires more thoughts.
>   

Yes, the server and nowait options are unfortunate.  We should probably 
introduce mode=client|server and wait=on|off.   Best thing to do is 
completely swizzle the char device syntax.  Something like:

-char name=foo,type=unix,unix-path=/some/path,mode=server,wait=off

Then allow a char:<name> url to be used anywhere that takes traditional 
char device urls.

-net user,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.4:6666-char:foo

> Jan
>
>   
Regards,

Anthony Liguori