On Thu, 12 May 2011 17:05:12 +0200
Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com> wrote:

> Its value is unreliable: a block device used as floppy has type
> "floppy" if created with if=floppy, but type "hd" if created with
> if=none.
> 
> That's because with if=none, the type is at best a declaration of
> intent: the drive can be connected to any guest device.  Its type is
> really the guest device's business.  Reporting it here is wrong.

It reports how the guest is using the device, right? I'd say that's what
users/clients are interested in knowing.

Also, we can't just drop it from QMP. We should first note it's deprecated.

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