On 22.07.2016 18:40, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > > > On 22/07/2016 18:27, Max Reitz wrote: >> >> So I can't see a strong argument for not modularizing the format block >> drivers, but in turn I don't have a strong argument for doing so either. >> >> Therefore: Why not? :-) > > The usual argument is that there is an additional cost in > maintainability. This applies particularly in this case where you > wouldn't have to care at all about dynamically loading a driver based on > the outcome of a probe---only based on the driver name or a > colon-separated prefix in the filename.
That's a good point, especially since it's likely only a few people will use modularized format block drivers, so we may break it without noticing. Max
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
