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authorStefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>2023-11-01 06:58:11 +0900
committerStefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>2023-11-01 06:58:11 +0900
commit6c9ae1ce82b65faa3f266fd103729878cf11e07e (patch)
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parent997ef293d229983fef0187fbcd99126412bd56e4 (diff)
parent900e7d413d630ebd3f5d64bae0e6249621ec0c7f (diff)
Merge tag 'for-upstream' of https://repo.or.cz/qemu/kevin into staging
Block layer patches - virtio-blk: use blk_io_plug_call() instead of notification BH - mirror: allow switching from background to active mode - qemu-img rebase: add compression support - Fix locking in media change monitor commands - Fix a few blockjob-related deadlocks when using iothread # -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- # # iQJFBAABCAAvFiEE3D3rFZqa+V09dFb+fwmycsiPL9YFAmVBTkERHGt3b2xmQHJl # ZGhhdC5jb20ACgkQfwmycsiPL9ZiqRAAqvsWbblmEGJ7TBKYQK3f8QshJ66RxzbC # 4eSjKHrciWNTeeIeU8r8OvFcPPoTcPXxpcmasD2gsAxG5W5N8vkPbBkW+YT4YdDJ # pWJXrbJ15nILC4DmnR1ARVtvxKgv9zy5LSm5bjss1K+OSYJl/nx+ILjmfVZnYDF7 # z1dP/G0JxKKm4JzAIdBE3uZS+6Q5kx/wGYlJv8EQmlH3DYfsJfy6Lthe9jfw8ijg # lSqLoQ+D0lEd6Bk4XbkUqqBxFcYBWTfU6qPZoyIO94zCTwTG9yIjmoivxmmfwQZq # cJUTGGZjcxpJYnvcC6P13WgcWBtcD9L2kYFVH0JyjpwcSg9cCGHMF66n9pSlyEGq # DUikwVzbTwOotwzYQyM88v4ET+2+Qdcwn8pRbv9PllEczh0kAsUAEuxSgtz4NEcN # bZrap/16xHFybNOKkMZcmpqxspT5NXKbDODUP0IvbSYMOYpWS983nBTxwMRpyHog # 2TFDZu4DjNiPkI2BcYM5VOKk6diNowZFShcEKvoaOLX/n9EBhP0tjoH9VUn1800F # myHrhF2jpIf9GhErMWB7N2W3/0aK0pqdQgbpVnd1ARDdIdYkr7G/S+50D9K80b6n # 0q2E7br4S5bcsY0HQzBL9YARSayY+lVOssLoolCWEsYzijdBQmAvs5THajFKcism # /idI6nlp2Vs= # =RdxS # -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- # gpg: Signature made Wed 01 Nov 2023 03:58:09 JST # gpg: using RSA key DC3DEB159A9AF95D3D7456FE7F09B272C88F2FD6 # gpg: issuer "kwolf@redhat.com" # gpg: Good signature from "Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>" [full] # Primary key fingerprint: DC3D EB15 9A9A F95D 3D74 56FE 7F09 B272 C88F 2FD6 * tag 'for-upstream' of https://repo.or.cz/qemu/kevin: (27 commits) iotests: add test for changing mirror's copy_mode mirror: return mirror-specific information upon query blockjob: query driver-specific info via a new 'query' driver method qapi/block-core: turn BlockJobInfo into a union qapi/block-core: use JobType for BlockJobInfo's type mirror: implement mirror_change method block/mirror: determine copy_to_target only once block/mirror: move dirty bitmap to filter block/mirror: set actively_synced even after the job is ready blockjob: introduce block-job-change QMP command virtio-blk: remove batch notification BH virtio: use defer_call() in virtio_irqfd_notify() util/defer-call: move defer_call() to util/ block: rename blk_io_plug_call() API to defer_call() blockdev: mirror: avoid potential deadlock when using iothread block: avoid potential deadlock during bdrv_graph_wrlock() in bdrv_close() blockjob: drop AioContext lock before calling bdrv_graph_wrlock() iotests: Test media change with iothreads block: Fix locking in media change monitor commands iotests: add tests for "qemu-img rebase" with compression ... Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
-rw-r--r--docs/tools/qemu-img.rst6
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diff --git a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
index ca5a2773cf..4459c065f1 100644
--- a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
+++ b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ Command description:
List, apply, create or delete snapshots in image *FILENAME*.
-.. option:: rebase [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-U] [-q] [-f FMT] [-t CACHE] [-T SRC_CACHE] [-p] [-u] -b BACKING_FILE [-F BACKING_FMT] FILENAME
+.. option:: rebase [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-U] [-q] [-f FMT] [-t CACHE] [-T SRC_CACHE] [-p] [-u] [-c] -b BACKING_FILE [-F BACKING_FMT] FILENAME
Changes the backing file of an image. Only the formats ``qcow2`` and
``qed`` support changing the backing file.
@@ -694,7 +694,9 @@ Command description:
In order to achieve this, any clusters that differ between
*BACKING_FILE* and the old backing file of *FILENAME* are merged
- into *FILENAME* before actually changing the backing file.
+ into *FILENAME* before actually changing the backing file. With the
+ ``-c`` option specified, the clusters which are being merged (but not
+ the entire *FILENAME* image) are compressed when written.
Note that the safe mode is an expensive operation, comparable to
converting an image. It only works if the old backing file still