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Re: [PATCH V5 1/2] migration: file URI
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Juan Quintela |
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Re: [PATCH V5 1/2] migration: file URI |
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Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:01:54 +0200 |
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Steve Sistare <steven.sistare@oracle.com> wrote:
> Extend the migration URI to support file:<filename>. This can be used for
> any migration scenario that does not require a reverse path. It can be
> used as an alternative to 'exec:cat > file' in minimized containers that
> do not contain /bin/sh, and it is easier to use than the fd:<fdname> URI.
> It can be used in HMP commands, and as a qemu command-line parameter.
>
> For best performance, guest ram should be shared and x-ignore-shared
> should be true, so guest pages are not written to the file, in which case
> the guest may remain running. If ram is not so configured, then the user
> is advised to stop the guest first. Otherwise, a busy guest may re-dirty
> the same page, causing it to be appended to the file multiple times,
> and the file may grow unboundedly. That issue is being addressed in the
> "fixed-ram" patch series.
>
> Signed-off-by: Steve Sistare <steven.sistare@oracle.com>
> Tested-by: Michael Galaxy <mgalaxy@akamai.com>
> Reviewed-by: Michael Galaxy <mgalaxy@akamai.com>
> Reviewed-by: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Juan Quintela <quintela@redhat.com>
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