[Libguestfs] [PATCH nbdkit 00/10] Make --run imply -U -

[Eric Blake]

On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 02:57:48PM +0100, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> Should have done this a long time ago.  I feel it is about time we
> change the default of nbdkit --run to imply -U -, rather than opening
> a public port.
> 
> Patch series turned out to be a little bit more complicated than I
> anticipated, but it contains some nice clean ups.

Indeed, just from the summary it sounds like a good idea.  nbdkit can
take advantage of it immediately, but libnbd will need to continue to
explicitly use -U - for a while longer (as long as older nbdkit tends
to be the version still installed on various CI platforms).

> 
> Last patch updating the documentation wouldn't be applied any time
> soon, so that the old docs stay around on the website.

Also a good idea.

-- 
Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.
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