Luiz Capitulino <lcapitul...@redhat.com> writes: > 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.
The value is *unreliable*. It may or may not match how the guest is using the device. I doubt users are interested in unreliable information. > Also, we can't just drop it from QMP. We should first note it's deprecated. Would you accept a change to the more honest value "unknown" for the deprecation period?
