Clarify that len is just an estimation of the end value of offset, and that offset increases monotonically while len can change arbitrarily.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <kw...@redhat.com> --- qapi/block-core.json | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json index d32ec95666..0e29abf099 100644 --- a/qapi/block-core.json +++ b/qapi/block-core.json @@ -1148,7 +1148,12 @@ # @device: The job identifier. Originally the device name but other # values are allowed since QEMU 2.7 # -# @len: the maximum progress value +# @len: Estimated @offset value at the completion of the job. This value can +# arbitrarily change while the job is running, in both directions. +# +# @offset: Progress made until now. The unit is arbitrary and the value can +# only meaningfully be used for the ratio of @offset to @len. The +# value is monotonically increasing. # # @busy: false if the job is known to be in a quiescent state, with # no pending I/O. Since 1.3. @@ -1156,8 +1161,6 @@ # @paused: whether the job is paused or, if @busy is true, will # pause itself as soon as possible. Since 1.3. # -# @offset: the current progress value -# # @speed: the rate limit, bytes per second # # @io-status: the status of the job (since 1.3) -- 2.13.6
