Re: [PATCH v10 1/4] docs/qcow2: add the zoned format feature

[Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>]

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On Sun, May 10, 2026 at 07:50:56PM +0200, Sam Li wrote:
> Add the specs for the zoned format feature of the qcow2 driver.
> The qcow2 file then can emulate real zoned devices, either passed
> through by virtio-blk device or NVMe ZNS drive to the guest
> given zoned information.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sam Li <faithilikerun@gmail.com>
> Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc b/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
> index 384e95ba76..5066c943d5 100644
> --- a/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
> +++ b/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
> @@ -172,6 +172,48 @@ This section describes each format and the options that are supported for it.
>      filename`` to check if the NOCOW flag is set or not (Capital 'C' is
>      NOCOW flag).
>  
> +  .. option:: zone.mode
> +    If this is set to ``host-managed``, the image is an emulated zoned
> +    block device. This option is only valid to emulated zoned device files.
> +
> +  .. option:: zone.size
> +
> +    The size of a zone in bytes. The device is divided into zones of this
> +    size with the exception of the last zone, which may be smaller.

This option is required when zone.mode=host-managed?

It would be useful to indicate whether each option listed here is
required or has a default value when absent.

> +
> +  .. option:: zone.capacity
> +
> +    The initial capacity value, in bytes, for all zones. The capacity must
> +    be less than or equal to zone size. If the last zone is smaller, then
> +    its capacity is capped.
> +
> +    The zone capacity is per zone and may be different between zones in real
> +    devices. QCow2 sets all zones to the same capacity.

This defaults to zone.size?

> +
> +  .. option:: zone.conventional_zones
> +
> +    The number of conventional zones of the zoned device.

This defaults to (size + size.size - 1) / zone.size?

> +
> +  .. option:: zone.max_active_zones
> +
> +    The limit of the zones with implicit open, explicit open or closed state.
> +
> +    The max active zones must be less or equal to the number of SWR
> +    (sequential write required) zones of the device.

This defaults to (size + size.size - 1) / zone.size?

> +
> +  .. option:: zone.max_open_zones
> +
> +    The maximal allowed open zones. The max open zones must not be larger than
> +    the max active zones.
> +
> +    If the limits of open zones or active zones are equal to the number of
> +    SWR zones, then it is the same as having no limits.

This defaults to max_active_zones?

> +  .. option:: zone.max_append_bytes
> +
> +    The number of bytes in a zone append request that can be issued to the
> +    device. It must be 512-byte aligned and less than the zone capacity.

Is there a default?

> +
>  .. program:: image-formats
>  .. option:: qed
>  
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 

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