Re: [PATCH v2] hmp: Make json format optional for qom-set

[David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>]

On 10.06.20 09:51, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Commit 7d2ef6dcc1cf ("hmp: Simplify qom-set") switched to the json
> parser, making it possible to specify complex types. However, with this
> change it is no longer possible to specify proper sizes (e.g., 2G, 128M),
> turning the interface harder to use for properties that consume sizes.
> 
> Let's switch back to the previous handling and allow to specify passing
> json via the "-j" parameter.
> 
> Cc: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>
> Cc: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
> Cc: "Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>
> Cc: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> ---
> v1 - v2:
> - keep the "value:S" as correctly noted by Paolo :)
> ---
>  hmp-commands.hx    |  7 ++++---
>  qom/qom-hmp-cmds.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
>  2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
> index 28256209b5..5d12fbeebe 100644
> --- a/hmp-commands.hx
> +++ b/hmp-commands.hx
> @@ -1806,9 +1806,10 @@ ERST
>  
>      {
>          .name       = "qom-set",
> -        .args_type  = "path:s,property:s,value:S",
> -        .params     = "path property value",
> -        .help       = "set QOM property",
> +        .args_type  = "json:-j,path:s,property:s,value:S",
> +        .params     = "[-j] path property value",
> +        .help       = "set QOM property.\n\t\t\t"
> +                      "-j: the property is specified in json format.",

Stupid mistake:

"-j: the value is specified in json format


-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb