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@@ -1120,27 +1120,58 @@
{ 'command': 'block_resize', 'data': { 'device': 'str', 'size': 'int' }}
##
-# @SnapshotDev
+# @NewImageMode
+#
+# An enumeration that tells QEMU how to set the backing file path in
+# a new image file.
+#
+# @existing: QEMU should look for an existing image file.
+#
+# @absolute-paths: QEMU should create a new image with absolute paths
+# for the backing file.
+#
+# Since: 1.1
+##
+{ 'enum': 'NewImageMode'
+ 'data': [ 'existing', 'absolute-paths' ] }
+
+##
+# @BlockdevSnapshot
#
# @device: the name of the device to generate the snapshot from.
#
# @snapshot-file: the target of the new image. A new file will be created.
#
# @format: #optional the format of the snapshot image, default is 'qcow2'.
+#
+# @mode: #optional whether and how QEMU should create a new image, default is
+# 'absolute-paths'.
+##
+{ 'type': 'BlockdevSnapshot',
+ 'data': { 'device': 'str', 'snapshot-file': 'str', '*format': 'str',
+ '*mode': 'NewImageMode' } }
+
+##
+# @BlockdevAction
+#
+# A discriminated record of operations that can be performed with
+# @transaction.
##
-{ 'type': 'SnapshotDev',
- 'data': {'device': 'str', 'snapshot-file': 'str', '*format': 'str' } }
+{ 'union': 'BlockdevAction',
+ 'data': {
+ 'blockdev-snapshot-sync': 'BlockdevSnapshot',
+ } }
##
-# @blockdev-group-snapshot-sync
+# @transaction
#
-# Generates a synchronous snapshot of a group of one or more block devices,
-# as atomically as possible. If the snapshot of any device in the group
-# fails, then the entire group snapshot will be abandoned and the
-# appropriate error returned.
+# Atomically operate on a group of one or more block devices. If
+# any operation fails, then the entire set of actions will be
+# abandoned and the appropriate error returned. The only operation
+# supported is currently blockdev-snapshot-sync.
#
# List of:
-# @SnapshotDev: information needed for the device snapshot
+# @BlockdevAction: information needed for the device snapshot
#
# Returns: nothing on success
# If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
@@ -1149,13 +1180,14 @@
# If @snapshot-file can't be opened, OpenFileFailed
# If @format is invalid, InvalidBlockFormat
#
-# Note: The group snapshot attempt returns failure on the first snapshot
-# device failure. Therefore, there will be only one device or snapshot file
-# returned in an error condition, and subsequent devices will not have been
-# attempted.
+# Note: The transaction aborts on the first failure. Therefore, there will
+# be only one device or snapshot file returned in an error condition, and
+# subsequent actions will not have been attempted.
+#
+# Since 1.1
##
-{ 'command': 'blockdev-group-snapshot-sync',
- 'data': { 'devlist': [ 'SnapshotDev' ] } }
+{ 'command': 'transaction',
+ 'data': { 'actions': [ 'BlockdevAction' ] } }
##
# @blockdev-snapshot-sync
@@ -1170,21 +1202,19 @@
#
# @format: #optional the format of the snapshot image, default is 'qcow2'.
#
+# @mode: #optional whether and how QEMU should create a new image, default is
+# 'absolute-paths'.
+#
# Returns: nothing on success
# If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
# If @snapshot-file can't be opened, OpenFileFailed
# If @format is invalid, InvalidBlockFormat
#
-# Notes: One of the last steps taken by this command is to close the current
-# image being used by @device and open the @snapshot-file one. If that
-# fails, the command will try to reopen the original image file. If
-# that also fails OpenFileFailed will be returned and the guest may get
-# unexpected errors.
-#
# Since 0.14.0
##
{ 'command': 'blockdev-snapshot-sync',
- 'data': { 'device': 'str', 'snapshot-file': 'str', '*format': 'str' } }
+ 'data': { 'device': 'str', 'snapshot-file': 'str', '*format': 'str',
+ '*mode': 'NewImageMode'} }
##
# @human-monitor-command: