Am 22.11.2011 12:17, schrieb Stefan Hajnoczi: > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Kevin Wolf <kw...@redhat.com> wrote: >> Am 22.11.2011 09:10, schrieb supriya kannery: >>> Let us have the implementation for hostcache= as command line option, with >>> the condition that if both cache= and hostcache= are specified together, >>> then depending upon enable/disable value specified for hostcache, >>> corresponding >>> bit in cache flags can be set/reset. That way, there is a value add on >>> specifying >>> hostcache in cmdline as well as user will be able to control hostcache >>> value from cmdline >>> itself. >> >> The additional thing this would introduce is cache=unsafe hostcache=off. >> Probably not the most common thing to have, but why not allow it now. > > QEMU's command-line is hairy enough already. I don't think this > option is helpful until we can replace cache= completely. > > This is a subjective issue though so if you want to take this option, > Kevin, then please do.
In fact, I think I suggested removing it in an earlier version of the series because I felt the same. I didn't have a strong enough opinion on it to really insist on it, though. Discuss it with Supriya and I'll be happy with whatever you decide. Kevin
