[Qemu-devel] Re: Problem(s) with encrypted images

["Sebastian Herbszt" <herbszt@gmx.de>]

>> 2. When I start qemu, it just hangs there waiting for (assumingly) the 
>> password of the encrypted image. However I cannot find the place where the 
>> prompt actually is.
> 
> qemu_key_check in vl.c does use monitor_readline, so you should see a "Password:"
> prompt in the monitor window (press ctrl-alt-2 to get there).
 
The initialization order seems to be wrong in main() (vl.c):

    for(i = 0; i < nb_drives_opt; i++)
        if (drive_init(&drives_opt[i], snapshot, machine) == -1)
            exit(1);
    ...
    *_display_init();
    ...
    monitor_init();

drive_init() got
...
if (bdrv_open2(bdrv, file, bdrv_flags, drv) < 0 || qemu_key_check(bdrv, file)) {

and qemu_key_check depends on the monitor:

    term_printf("%s is encrypted.\n", name);
    for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        monitor_readline("Password: ", 1, password, sizeof(password));

- Sebastian