Re: [PATCH] blockdev: modify blockdev-change-medium to change non-removable device

[Eric Blake]

On 10/18/19 7:09 AM, Denis Plotnikov wrote:
> The modification is useful to workaround exclusive file access restrictions,
> e.g. to implement VM migration with shared disk stored on a storage with
> the exclusive file opening model: a destination VM is started waiting for
> incomming migration with a fake image drive, and later, on the last migration
> phase, the fake image file is replaced with the real one.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Plotnikov <address@hidden>
> ---

> +++ b/qapi/block-core.json
> @@ -4769,6 +4769,8 @@
>   # @read-only-mode:  change the read-only mode of the device; defaults
>   #                   to 'retain'
>   #
> +# @medium-name:     drive-name when changing the media in non-removable devices
> +#                   ignored when changing media in removable devices

s/devices ignored/devices. Ignored/

Missing a '(since 4.2)' tag.


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