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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] qemu-img: Create SCSI VMDK disks
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Sebastian Herbszt schrieb:
>> This patch introduces a new option to qemu-img: -s indicates for VMDK
>> images that the image is meant to be used as SCSI disk. Depending on
>> the switch "ide" or "buslogic" is written to the image as adapter type.
> 
> Any particular reason you chose "buslogic" over "lsilogic"?
> What about adding "-a" (adapter) option like in vmware-vdiskmanager?

Not really. It's just what was needed internally (read: what I was asked
to implement in a free minute). I certainly wouldn't oppose if anyone
wanted to extend it to be more generic.

Kevin