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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:05:56 +0530
From: Prerna Saxena <prerna@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Subject: [Qemu-devel] [Request for inputs]Qemu parameters that need runtime
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Cc: skannery@in.ibm.com, Ananth <ananth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>, Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Ryan Harper <ryanh@us.ibm.com>

Hi,
QEMU at present can be started with a huge list of parameters, and only 
a subset of these can be changed at runtime. For the remaining ones, one 
needs to restart the qemu instance.
I've been trying to put together a list of some such parameters, which 
would make good candidates for a runtime change. Request inputs on more 
such parameters that could make it here, and also whether the following 
are good-to-have features:
1. Allowing a runtime change from one chardev backend to another ( Eg, 
from TCP socket to unix, and vice-versa )
2. Changing the network interfaces (from -net user to -net tap ? )

I'm presently aware of these; it would be good to get more inputs on 
what more can be done here.

-- 
Prerna Saxena

Linux Technology Centre,
IBM Systems and Technology Lab,
Bangalore, India