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([2001:b07:6468:f312:c8dd:75d4:99ab:290a]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id h15sm8391781ejj.43.2021.01.25.06.01.01 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:01:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/25] remove -writeconfig To: Markus Armbruster References: <20210118163113.780171-1-pbonzini@redhat.com> <20210118163113.780171-12-pbonzini@redhat.com> <87y2ghfa8u.fsf@dusky.pond.sub.org> From: Paolo Bonzini Message-ID: <70b3a8fd-8f54-8eeb-3f9d-be731d9367ac@redhat.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:01:01 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87y2ghfa8u.fsf@dusky.pond.sub.org> Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=pbonzini@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=63.128.21.124; envelope-from=pbonzini@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -30 X-Spam_score: -3.1 X-Spam_bar: --- X-Spam_report: (-3.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.255, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, NICE_REPLY_A=-0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: kwolf@redhat.com, imammedo@redhat.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" On 25/01/21 13:53, Markus Armbruster wrote: > I love the "and how give me a config file for all that" idea, but I > agree our -writeconfig is flawed. I hope we can bring it back in more > useful shape. > > No deprecation grace period? > That's a decision that we have to take overall once the whole series is reviewed, I think. I have no problem having a grace period: - the patches aren't 101% ready - the real conflict magnets have been merged already - I have a large KVM backlog so I don't mind leaving this aside for a few months Paolo