Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 0/2] v8 Decouple block device removal from device removal

[Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:38:57 +0100
Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com> wrote:

> Am 12.11.2010 18:07, schrieb Ryan Harper:
> > details, details, v8
> > 
> > This patch series decouples the detachment of a block device from the
> > removal of the backing pci-device.  Removal of a hotplugged pci device
> > requires the guest to respond before qemu tears down the block device.
> > In some cases, the guest may not respond leaving the guest with
> > continued access to the block device.  Mgmt layer doesn't have a
> > reliable method to force a disconnect.  
> > 
> > The new monitor command, drive_del, will revoke a guests access to the
> > block device independently of the removal of the pci device.
> > 
> > The first patch implements drive_del, the second patch implements the
> > qmp version of the monitor command.
> > 
> > Changes since v7:
> > - Fixed up doc strings (delete -> drive_del)
> > Changes since v6:
> > - Updated patch description
> > - Dropped bdrv_unplug and inlined in drive_del
> > - Explicitly invoke drive_uninit()
> > Changes since v5:
> > - Removed dangling pointers in guest and host state.  This ensures things like 
> >   info block no longer displays the deleted drive; though info pci will
> >   continue to display the pci device until the guest responds to the removal
> >   request.
> > - Renamed drive_unplug -> drive_del
> > Changes since v4:
> > - Droppped drive_get_by_id patch and use bdrv_find() instead
> > - Added additional details about drive_unplug to hmp/qmp interface
> > 
> > Changes since v3:
> > - Moved QMP command for drive_unplug() to separate patch
> > 
> > Changes since v2:
> > - Added QMP command for drive_unplug()
> > 
> > Changes since v1:
> > - CodingStyle fixes
> > - Added qemu_aio_flush() to bdrv_unplug()
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ryan Harper <ryanh@us.ibm.com>
> 
> Thanks, applied both to the block branch.

I guess the conclusion was that we don't want the new command
in QMP?

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