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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [Qemu-block] [PATCH 00/10] qcow2: Implement image
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To: Vasiliy Tolstov <v.tolstov@selfip.ru>
Cc: mreitz@redhat.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org, qemu-block@nongnu.org, "Denis V. Lunev" <den-lists@parallels.com>

Am 23.12.2015 um 16:11 hat Vasiliy Tolstov geschrieben:
> 2015-12-23 18:08 GMT+03:00 Denis V. Lunev <den-lists@parallels.com>:
> > you should do this by asking running QEMU not by
> > qemu-img, which is badly wrong.
> >
> > Den
> 
> 
> Ok, if this is possible via qmp/hmp qemu, no problem.

It's not only possible, but it's the only correct way. If you use
qemu-img, you're bound to corrupt your images sooner or later. This is
exactly what this series wants to protect you against.

Kevin