The error will never be reported, remove the codes, and also
improve the docs in qemu.conf to tell user the truth.
---
src/qemu/qemu.conf | 4 ++++
src/qemu/qemu_driver.c | 16 +++++-----------
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu.conf b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
index 145062c..75d945b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu.conf
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@
# save_image_format is used when you use 'virsh save' at scheduled saving.
# dump_image_format is used when you use 'virsh dump' at emergency crashdump.
#
+# If the specified format is not valid (the valid formats are "raw",
"lzop",
+# "gzip", "bzip2", and "xz"), or the compress program is
not available, "raw"
+# will be used as the format silently without error or warning.
+#
# save_image_format = "raw"
# dump_image_format = "raw"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index b928004..48fc46a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2712,19 +2712,13 @@ getCompressionType(struct qemud_driver *driver)
*/
if (driver->dumpImageFormat) {
compress = qemudSaveCompressionTypeFromString(driver->dumpImageFormat);
- if (compress < 0) {
- qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED, "%s",
- _("Invalid dump image format specified in "
- "configuration file, using raw"));
+ /* Use "raw" as the format if the specified format is not valid,
+ * or the compress program is not available,
+ */
+ if (compress < 0)
return QEMUD_SAVE_FORMAT_RAW;
- }
- if (!qemudCompressProgramAvailable(compress)) {
- qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
- "%s", _("Compression program for dump image
format "
- "in configuration file isn't available,
"
- "using raw"));
+ if (!qemudCompressProgramAvailable(compress))
return QEMUD_SAVE_FORMAT_RAW;
- }
}
return compress;
}
--
1.7.6