Re: [Qemu-devel] [v9 Patch 3/6]Qemu: Cmd "block_set_hostcache" for dynamic cache change

[Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>]

On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:15:06 +0530
Supriya Kannery <supriyak@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> On 11/17/2011 12:04 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Supriya Kannery
> > <supriyak@linux.vnet.ibm.com>  wrote:
> >> +    {
> >> +        .name       = "block_set_hostcache",
> >> +        .args_type  = "device:B,option:b",
> >> +        .params     = "device on|off",
> >> +        .help       = "Change setting of host pagecache",
> >> +        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
> >> +        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_block_set_hostcache,
> >> +    },
> >> +STEXI
> >> +@item block_set_hostcache @var{device} @var{setting}
> >
> > @var{option}
> 
> Will send updated patch
> 
> >
> >> +@findex block_set_hostcache
> >> +Change host pagecache setting of a block device while guest is running.
> >> +ETEXI
> >> +
> >>
> >>      {
> >>          .name       = "eject",
> >> Index: qemu/qmp-commands.hx
> >> ===================================================================
> >> --- qemu.orig/qmp-commands.hx
> >> +++ qemu/qmp-commands.hx
> >> @@ -716,7 +716,34 @@ Example:
> >>
> >>   EQMP
> >>
> >> +
> >>      {
> >> +        .name       = "block_set_hostcache",
> >> +        .args_type  = "device:B,option:b",
> >> +        .params     = "device on|off",
> >> +        .help       = "Change setting of host pagecache (true|false)",
> >
> > It would be more consistent to use "on|off" instead of "true|false".
> > Or eliminate it entirely by saying "Enable or disable host pagecache
> > usage".
> >
> > Stefan
> >
> 
> Followed similar way how set_link is done.
> Specified 'true/false' in brackets as 'on' or 'off' are not accepted as
> bool parameter in qmp prompt.

on/off is used in HMP, while true/false is used in QMP.