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

[Supriya Kannery <supriyak@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

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.