[Qemu-devel] Re: drive_add vs. pci_add

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de>]

Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> sorry, it's still early, but isn't the monitor command 'drive_add'
> completely redundant to 'pci_add ... storage'? If yes, and drive_add is
> only there for legacy users, I would mask its help from the monitor
> interface to avoid confusion.

One coffee later, the picture is clear: drive_add adds a drive to an
existing controller (one should read the doc completely). 'pci_add ...
storage' adds a storage controller, but can also add a first drive to
that controller. The latter feature definitely requires a better
documentation than "Hot-add PCI device".

Jan