Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 18/19] Introduce -k option to enable FT migration mode (Kemari).

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 08:34:12AM +0900, Yoshiaki Tamura wrote:
> 2010/12/28 Avi Kivity <address@hidden>:
> > On 12/27/2010 01:07 PM, Yoshiaki Tamura wrote:
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>  >  Not sure whether we need to mention the codename here: is it likely
> >> >> to
> >> >>  >  help the users?
> >> >>
> >> >>  Ah:-)  Just didn't know what the official name should be, and
> >> >>  placed Kemari for convenience.  Any ideas or preference here?
> >> >>
> >> >>  Yoshi
> >> >
> >> >  Do we need a name? Fault tolerance mode insufficient?
> >>
> >> Not really.  Let's call it Fault Tolerance mode from now:-)
> >
> > Then -k becomes meaningless.  Rename to -fault-tolerant?
> 
> That's too long.  The option of migration is a single character
> conventionally.  In that sense, -f wasn't a good option because
> it usually reminds a file option, and -k was well fit not only
> because Kemari but also not well used and almost harmless.
> 
> So, my preference is to keep -k option, but that may be
> developer's (my) ego, and I'm happy to here what would be the
> best for qemu community.
> 
> Yoshi

Hey, that's imporant too :)

It's not hard to invent a reason for -k if we need one. E.g.
the protocol is specific to the Kemari project, right?
So the text could be 'Fault Tolerance mode (using Kemari protocol)'
to avoid potential confusion with other fault tolerance solutions
if we ever get them, and the option stays -k :)

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> > --
> > error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function
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