[Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH 01/36] qapi: generalize documentation of streaming commands

[Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>]

Talk about background operations in general, rather than specifically
about streaming.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 hmp-commands.hx  |    2 +-
 qapi-schema.json |   17 ++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index f5d9d91..26a4d8d 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ ETEXI
         .name       = "block_job_cancel",
         .args_type  = "device:B",
         .params     = "device",
-        .help       = "stop an active block streaming operation",
+        .help       = "stop an active background block operation",
         .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_cancel,
     },
 
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 3b6e346..eca0872 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@
 # Returns: Nothing on success
 #          If the job type does not support throttling, NotSupported
 #          If the speed value is invalid, InvalidParameter
-#          If streaming is not active on this device, DeviceNotActive
+#          If no background operation is active on this device, DeviceNotActive
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
@@ -1661,9 +1661,9 @@
 ##
 # @block-job-cancel:
 #
-# Stop an active block streaming operation.
+# Stop an active background block operation.
 #
-# This command returns immediately after marking the active block streaming
+# This command returns immediately after marking the active background block
 # operation for cancellation.  It is an error to call this command if no
 # operation is in progress.
 #
@@ -1671,16 +1671,15 @@
 # BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED event.  Before that happens the job is still visible when
 # enumerated using query-block-jobs.
 #
-# The image file retains its backing file unless the streaming operation happens
-# to complete just as it is being cancelled.
-#
-# A new block streaming operation can be started at a later time to finish
-# copying all data from the backing file.
+# For streaming, the image file retains its backing file unless the streaming
+# operation happens to complete just as it is being cancelled.  A new streaming
+# operation can be started at a later time to finish copying all data from the
+# backing file.
 #
 # @device: the device name
 #
 # Returns: Nothing on success
-#          If streaming is not active on this device, DeviceNotActive
+#          If no background operation is active on this device, DeviceNotActive
 #          If cancellation already in progress, DeviceInUse
 #
 # Since: 1.1
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