Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH V2 00/10] snapshot: take block snapshots in unified way

[Eric Blake]

On 01/07/2013 12:27 AM, Wenchao Xia wrote:
>   These patch added a seperated layer to take internal or external snapshots
> in a unified way, the granularity is block device, so other functions can
> just combine the request and submit, such as group snapshot, savevm.
> 
> Total goal are:
>   Live back up vm in external or internal image, which need three functions:
> 1 live snapshot block device internal/external.
> 2 live save vmstate internal/external.
> 3 combination of the function unit.
> 
>   This serial provide part one.
> 

The design on this series needs to be coordinated with Pavel's
attempts[1] to convert the existing HMP snapshot commands into QMP.  I
don't want to spend too much time reviewing two different divergent
designs that both have the same goal of finally managing snapshots under
QMP.

[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-01/msg01326.html

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