Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/8] docs: add mirroring to live block operations

2012-04-16 Thread Paolo Bonzini
Il 13/04/2012 23:08, Eric Blake ha scritto: > Although if I understand correctly, the > combination of mirroring/revert-source could also be implemented by > drive-reopen instead of block-job-cancel, with the same net results in > the end. block-job-cancel cannot fail, drive-reopen can (and leave

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/8] docs: add mirroring to live block operations

2012-04-13 Thread Eric Blake
On 04/13/2012 02:41 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: >> On 04/13/2012 11:32 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: >>> Il 13/04/2012 19:09, Eric Blake ha scritto: >> +It is also possible to use raw as the format of the destination >> image. >> +Converting an image to raw will properly support thin >> pro

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/8] docs: add mirroring to live block operations

2012-04-13 Thread Paolo Bonzini
> On 04/13/2012 11:32 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > > Il 13/04/2012 19:09, Eric Blake ha scritto: > +It is also possible to use raw as the format of the destination > image. > +Converting an image to raw will properly support thin > provisioning. > >> Do you need to mention the use

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/8] docs: add mirroring to live block operations

2012-04-13 Thread Eric Blake
On 04/13/2012 11:32 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > Il 13/04/2012 19:09, Eric Blake ha scritto: +It is also possible to use raw as the format of the destination image. +Converting an image to raw will properly support thin provisioning. >> Do you need to mention the use of block_job_cancel nee

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/8] docs: add mirroring to live block operations

2012-04-13 Thread Paolo Bonzini
Il 13/04/2012 19:09, Eric Blake ha scritto: >> > +It is also possible to use raw as the format of the destination image. >> > +Converting an image to raw will properly support thin provisioning. > Do you need to mention the use of block_job_cancel needed at the point > where you are ready to stop q

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/8] docs: add mirroring to live block operations

2012-04-13 Thread Eric Blake
On 04/13/2012 10:23 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini > --- > docs/live-block-ops.txt | 38 +++--- > 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > > +Live block migration > + > + > +Migrating an in use image to

[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 8/8] docs: add mirroring to live block operations

2012-04-13 Thread Paolo Bonzini
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini --- docs/live-block-ops.txt | 38 +++--- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/live-block-ops.txt b/docs/live-block-ops.txt index a257087..caf3466 100644 --- a/docs/live-block-ops.txt +++ b/docs/live-bloc