[Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][PATCH v6 07/23] virtagent: base server definitions

[Jes Sorensen]

On 01/24/11 17:51, Michael Roth wrote:
> On 01/24/2011 04:16 AM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>> It's obviously contentious, and it is not core functionality. In order
>> to get the patches adapted upstream it would easy the process to remove
>> it and keep it as a separate patch.
> 
> Fair enough, the proposed copyfile replacement would be suitable as well.
> 
> My main concern is stripping away too much functionality for the initial
> merge, since guest-initiated shutdown is all we'd really have left
> lacking viewdmesg/viewfile.
> 
> Would it be better to get copyfile in for the initial set of patches, or
> as a subsequent set?

Having copyfile would be good in an initial release too - however we
should probably review it in the light of Dan's suggestion of using
libguestfs.

I am working on freeze/thaw support which I hope to have ready within a
couple of days. It would be nice to get in, in an early release as well.

Cheers,
Jes