Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-21 Thread Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
On 14.12.2015 23:45, John Snow wrote: On 12/14/2015 03:05 PM, Max Reitz wrote: On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. Strings started from +# are RFC-st

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-21 Thread Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
On 15.12.2015 19:40, John Snow wrote: On 12/14/2015 11:18 PM, Fam Zheng wrote: On Mon, 12/14 21:05, Max Reitz wrote: On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-15 Thread John Snow
On 12/14/2015 11:18 PM, Fam Zheng wrote: > On Mon, 12/14 21:05, Max Reitz wrote: >> On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: >>> The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. >>> >>> Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. >>> >>> Strings starte

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-15 Thread Max Reitz
On 2015-12-14 at 23:26, John Snow wrote: On 12/14/2015 04:44 PM, Max Reitz wrote: On 14.12.2015 21:45, John Snow wrote: On 12/14/2015 03:05 PM, Max Reitz wrote: On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. Only dirty bitmaps relat

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-15 Thread Max Reitz
On 2015-12-15 at 10:58, Kevin Wolf wrote: Am 14.12.2015 um 21:05 hat Max Reitz geschrieben: On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. Strings started from +

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-15 Thread Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
Thanks everyone for comments! On 15.12.2015 07:18, Fam Zheng wrote: On Mon, 12/14 21:05, Max Reitz wrote: On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. Strings

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-15 Thread Kevin Wolf
Am 14.12.2015 um 21:05 hat Max Reitz geschrieben: > On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: > > The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. > > > > Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. > > > > Strings started from +# are RFC-strings, not t

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-14 Thread Fam Zheng
On Mon, 12/14 17:26, John Snow wrote: > > If the auto bit is on, it's a must. > > Let's try again: > > "1: auto > This bitmap is of the Dirty Tracking Type and must accurately > reflect all writes to the virtual disk image by any application > that would write to it. This bitmap shou

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-14 Thread Fam Zheng
On Mon, 12/14 21:05, Max Reitz wrote: > On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: > > The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. > > > > Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. > > > > Strings started from +# are RFC-strings, not to be commite

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-14 Thread John Snow
On 12/14/2015 04:44 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 14.12.2015 21:45, John Snow wrote: >> >> >> On 12/14/2015 03:05 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-14 Thread Max Reitz
On 14.12.2015 21:45, John Snow wrote: > > > On 12/14/2015 03:05 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >> On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: >>> The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. >>> >>> Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. >>> >>> Strings st

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-14 Thread John Snow
On 12/14/2015 03:05 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: >> The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. >> >> Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. >> >> Strings started from +# are RFC-strings, not to be commited

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-14 Thread Max Reitz
On 14.12.2015 18:43, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: > The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. > > Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. > > Strings started from +# are RFC-strings, not to be commited of course. > > > Signed-off-by: Vladimir Semen

[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 RFC] spec: add qcow2-dirty-bitmaps specification

2015-12-14 Thread Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
The new feature for qcow2: storing dirty bitmaps. Only dirty bitmaps relative to this qcow2 image should be stored in it. Strings started from +# are RFC-strings, not to be commited of course. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy --- docs/specs/qcow2.txt | 151