Re: [libvirt] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/6] Allow multiple monitor devices (v2)

Jan Kiszka wrote: > Avi Kivity wrote: > >> Gerd Hoffmann wrote: >> >>> On 04/09/09 16:03, Avi Kivity wrote: >>> >>>> I don't want multiplexed monitor sessions, at all. >>>> >>> I'm very happy to finally see them. Finally one can run vms with >>> libvirt and *still* access the monitor for debugging and development >>> purposes. >>> >>> >> Right, I like them for that purpose as well. But not for ordinary >> control. >> > > How do you want to differentiate? What further complications would this > bring us? > I'm not sure I understand your questions. Multiple monitor sessions are like multiple shell sessions. I don't think a control program should use more than one session, but it should allow a developer to connect to issue 'info registers' and 'x/20i' commands. Of course if a developer issues 'quit' or a hotunplug command, things will break.

> > Please no more async notifications to the monitors. They are just ugly > to parse, at least for us humans. I don't want to see any notification > in the middle of my half-typed command e.g. > If we can identify an interactive session, we might redraw the partial command after the prompt.

btw, why would a human enable notifications? Note notifications enabled on the management session will only be displayed there.