[libvirt] Re: [PATCH] Compressed save image format for Qemu.

7 Aug 2009


      Chris Lalancette wrote:
...
+    if (header.compressed == QEMUD_SAVE_FORMAT_RAW)
+        internalret = virAsprintf(&command, "migrate \"exec:"
+                                  "dd of='%s' oflag=append conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null"
+                                  "\"", safe_path);
+    else if (header.compressed == QEMUD_SAVE_FORMAT_GZIP)
+        internalret = virAsprintf(&command, "migrate \"exec:"
+                                  "gzip -c | dd of='%s' oflag=append conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null"
+                                  "\"", safe_path);
+    else if (header.compressed == QEMUD_SAVE_FORMAT_BZIP2)
+        internalret = virAsprintf(&command, "migrate \"exec:"
+                                  "bzip2 -c | dd of='%s' oflag=append conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null"
+                                  "\"", safe_path);
Heh.  On IRC DanB pointed out that my use of dd here is redundant; I should just
be able to redirect with >>.  NACK to this patch, I'll post a new one.

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Chris Lalancette