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| -rw-r--r-- | qapi/block-core.json | 42 |
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diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json index 7377fecb46..474e268c4d 100644 --- a/qapi/block-core.json +++ b/qapi/block-core.json @@ -3998,6 +3998,48 @@ { 'command': 'blockdev-add', 'data': 'BlockdevOptions', 'boxed': true } ## +# @x-blockdev-reopen: +# +# Reopens a block device using the given set of options. Any option +# not specified will be reset to its default value regardless of its +# previous status. If an option cannot be changed or a particular +# driver does not support reopening then the command will return an +# error. +# +# The top-level @node-name option (from BlockdevOptions) must be +# specified and is used to select the block device to be reopened. +# Other @node-name options must be either omitted or set to the +# current name of the appropriate node. This command won't change any +# node name and any attempt to do it will result in an error. +# +# In the case of options that refer to child nodes, the behavior of +# this command depends on the value: +# +# 1) A set of options (BlockdevOptions): the child is reopened with +# the specified set of options. +# +# 2) A reference to the current child: the child is reopened using +# its existing set of options. +# +# 3) A reference to a different node: the current child is replaced +# with the specified one. +# +# 4) NULL: the current child (if any) is detached. +# +# Options (1) and (2) are supported in all cases, but at the moment +# only @backing allows replacing or detaching an existing child. +# +# Unlike with blockdev-add, the @backing option must always be present +# unless the node being reopened does not have a backing file and its +# image does not have a default backing file name as part of its +# metadata. +# +# Since: 4.0 +## +{ 'command': 'x-blockdev-reopen', + 'data': 'BlockdevOptions', 'boxed': true } + +## # @blockdev-del: # # Deletes a block device that has been added using blockdev-add. |