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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 5/5] block: add header update capability for
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Stefan Hajnoczi |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 5/5] block: add header update capability for VHDX images. |
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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:20:14 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:56:19AM -0400, Jeff Cody wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 04:47:15PM +0200, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:24:24AM -0400, Jeff Cody wrote:
> > > This adds the ability to update the headers in a VHDX image, including
> > > generating a new MS-compatible GUID.
> > >
> > > As VHDX depends on uuid.h, VHDX is now a configurable build option.
> > > If VHDX support is enabled, that will also enable uuid as well.
> > >
> > > To enable/disable VHDX: --enable-vhdx, --disable-vhdx
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Cody <address@hidden>
> > > ---
> > > block/Makefile.objs | 2 +-
> > > block/vhdx.c | 157
> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > configure | 13 +++++
> > > 3 files changed, 169 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > Why is this part of the series?
> >
> > Stefan
>
> This could technically be dropped from the series, since the current
> series only supports r/o functions.
>
> I included it because it is not log-dependent - This patch provides
> the basic mechanism to update the headers (header updates do not go
> through the log), so it is safe. It is not required yet, but it will
> be in the future.
I suggest putting this patch into the series that makes use of it.
Stefan
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 5/5] block: add header update capability for VHDX images., Jeff Cody, 2013/04/23
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 5/5] block: add header update capability for VHDX images., Fam Zheng, 2013/04/28
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 4/5] block: add read-only support to VHDX image format., Jeff Cody, 2013/04/23