Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v5 1/4] block: Support Archipelago as a QEMU block backend

[Chrysostomos Nanakos]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 09:06:03AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 06/23/2014 06:32 AM, Chrysostomos Nanakos wrote:
> > VM Image on Archipelago volume is specified like this:
> > 
> > file=archipelago:<volumename>[/mport=<mapperd_port>[:vport=<vlmcd_port>][:
> > segment=<segment_name>]]
> > 
> > or
> > 
> > file.driver=archipelago,file.volume=<volumename>[,file.mport=<mapperd_port>[,
> > file.vport=<vlmcd_port>][,file.segment=<segment_name>]]
> > 
> 
> I still plan to review this series in full, but my quick pre-review comment:
> 
> on version 2, Markus suggested that you should separate the patch that
> adds QMP structured options (first) from the patch that adds syntactic
> sugar
> file=archipelago:<volumename>[/mport=<mapperd_port>[:vport=<vlmcd_port>]] 
> (second)
> 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-06/msg00269.html
> 
> and I stand by his suggestion, although I don't see that split here yet.
> 
A new patch series (v6) will be submitted ASAP, splitting QMP structured 
options and
syntactic sugar as suggested.

Thanks!