[libvirt] [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH 2/4] qmp/hmp: Add getfd_file monitor command

[Corey Bryant]

On 05/22/2012 05:18 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Corey Bryant<coreyb at linux.vnet.ibm.com>  wrote:
> I think Eric has raised the main questions about duplicating getfd and
> rules regarding canonical file names (QEMU mashes filenames together
> if the backing filename is relative!).
>

Ok, good so it sounds like we this covered in the other threads then.

>> +    if (qemu_isdigit(filename[0])) {
>> +        qerror_report(QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "filename",
>> +                      "a name not starting with a digit");
>> +        return -1;
>> +    }
>
> What is the reason for this filename restriction?
>

The reason is that I copied this from 'getfd'. :)  I'll remove it.

>> diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
>> index db980fa..1825a91 100644
>> --- a/qmp-commands.hx
>> +++ b/qmp-commands.hx
>> @@ -891,6 +891,36 @@ Example:
>>   EQMP
>>
>>      {
>> +        .name       = "getfd_file",
>> +        .args_type  = "filename:s",
>> +        .params     = "getfd_file filename",
>> +        .help       = "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a filename",
>> +        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
>> +        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_getfd_file,
>> +    },
>> +
>> +
>> +SQMP
>> +
>> +getfd_file
>> +--------------
>> +
>> +Receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a filename.
>> +
>> +Arguments:
>> +
>> +- "filename": filename (json-string)
>> +
>> +Example:
>> +
>> +->  { "execute": "getfd_file",
>> +                "arguments": { "filename": "/var/lib/libvirt/images/tst.img" } }
>> +<- { "return": {} }
>> +
>> +
>> +EQMP
>
> QMP commands should be added to qapi-schema.json as described in
> docs/writing-qmp-commands.txt.
>
> Stefan
>

Ok thanks!

-- 
Regards,
Corey