PATCH 01-17 are configuration fixes and cleanup, in particular -blockdev driver=nfs,... and -drive driver=(nbd|sheepdog|ssh),... with non-string scalars.
PATCH 18-19 provide support for configuring rbd authentication. I'm happy to split the series if that helps. Since the RFC post, I amended the documentation of the rbd authentication parameters, and squashed PATCH 04 into 03. Jeff Cody tested the RFC on his Ceph rig. All results match expectations. The series clashes with Max's "[PATCH 00/13] block: Try to create well typed json:{} filenames", but Max has rebased his work on mine. Markus Armbruster (17): rbd: Drop deprecated -drive parameter "filename" iscsi: Drop deprecated -drive parameter "filename" qobject: Move block-specific qdict code to block-qdict.c block: Fix -blockdev for certain non-string scalars block: Fix -drive for certain non-string scalars block: Clean up a misuse of qobject_to() in .bdrv_co_create_opts() block: Factor out qobject_input_visitor_new_flat_confused() block: Make remaining uses of qobject input visitor more robust block-qdict: Simplify qdict_flatten_qdict() block-qdict: Tweak qdict_flatten_qdict(), qdict_flatten_qlist() block-qdict: Clean up qdict_crumple() a bit block-qdict: Simplify qdict_is_list() some check-block-qdict: Rename qdict_flatten()'s variables for clarity check-block-qdict: Cover flattening of empty lists and dictionaries block: Fix -blockdev / blockdev-add for empty objects and arrays rbd: New parameter auth-client-required rbd: New parameter key-secret Max Reitz (1): block: Add block-specific QDict header MAINTAINERS | 2 + block.c | 1 + block/crypto.c | 6 +- block/gluster.c | 1 + block/iscsi.c | 24 +- block/nbd.c | 16 +- block/nfs.c | 8 +- block/parallels.c | 11 +- block/qcow.c | 11 +- block/qcow2.c | 11 +- block/qed.c | 11 +- block/quorum.c | 1 + block/rbd.c | 85 +++-- block/sheepdog.c | 23 +- block/snapshot.c | 1 + block/ssh.c | 16 +- block/vdi.c | 4 +- block/vhdx.c | 11 +- block/vpc.c | 11 +- block/vvfat.c | 1 + block/vxhs.c | 1 + blockdev.c | 1 + include/block/qdict.h | 34 ++ include/qapi/qmp/qdict.h | 17 - qapi/block-core.json | 19 + qobject/Makefile.objs | 1 + qobject/block-qdict.c | 722 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ qobject/qdict.c | 628 --------------------------------- tests/Makefile.include | 4 + tests/check-block-qdict.c | 690 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ tests/check-qdict.c | 641 --------------------------------- tests/check-qobject.c | 1 + tests/test-replication.c | 1 + util/qemu-config.c | 1 + 34 files changed, 1577 insertions(+), 1439 deletions(-) create mode 100644 include/block/qdict.h create mode 100644 qobject/block-qdict.c create mode 100644 tests/check-block-qdict.c -- 2.17.1