Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] new SDL keyboard shortcuts to start and stop VM

[Anthony Liguori]

Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:40:54 -0500
> Anthony Liguori <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>   
> > Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> >     
> > >  Yeah, I agree.
> > >
> > >  When testing migration, for example, I have to type 'migrate -d tcp:0:4444'
> > > several times... Maybe there's a smarter way to do this, but the monitor
> > > macros idea seems interesting to me.
> > >   
> > >       
> > When we have QMP, we can create a QMP socket at a well known location 
> > based on the -name parameter.  We could also introduce a qm command that 
> > allowed one to execute monitor commands from the shell.  That allows 
> > people to write whatever crazy shell scripts they want.
> >     
>
>  Yes.
>
>  What about the macros idea? Are you against it?
>   

I'm concerned that it's a snowball of complexity waiting to happen for 
very little benefit.

I think we're trying to solve a non-existent problem.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori