Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv4] add qemu-img convert -C option (skip target volume creation)

[Alex Bligh <alex@alex.org.uk>]

--On 22 August 2013 21:30:41 +0200 Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> 
wrote:

>>> Also, this is the same as some HMP commands' "-n" option (live
>>> snapshots, mirroring, backup) so I suggest to use that name.
>>
>> You mean -n instead of -C? Sure I can do that, but is that
>> something you feel strongly about? I am aware there are a number
>> of people who have been using the patch with -C for some time.
>
> I'll be fine if Stefan and Kevin override me, but yes, I think
> consistency is important.  qemu-img has offline functionality equivalent
> to block jobs, and it is useful to keep qemu-img subcommands as
> consistent as possible between them and with the corresponding HMP
> commands.  convert is the equivalent of the online mirroring block job.

I note -f in hmp means 'whole disk' whereas in qemu-img it means 'format'.
A quick scan suggests there are no other flags that do similar things.
So this would be the first flag that is consistent I think!

-- 
Alex Bligh