Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-28 Thread Markus Armbruster
Kevin Wolf writes: > Am 26.10.2021 um 11:37 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: >> Kevin Wolf writes: >> >> > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: >> >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts >> >> of external interfaces so named may be

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Markus Armbruster
Daniel P. Berrangé writes: > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 05:15:10PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> Daniel P. Berrangé writes: >> >> > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 11:37:19AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: [...] >> >> Management applications are better off with a feature flag than with a >> >>

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Daniel P . Berrangé
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 05:15:10PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Daniel P. Berrangé writes: > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 11:37:19AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > >> Kevin Wolf writes: > >> > >> > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: > >> >> By convention, names

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Markus Armbruster
Daniel P. Berrangé writes: > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 11:37:19AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> Kevin Wolf writes: >> >> > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: >> >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts >> >> of external interfaces so

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Daniel P . Berrangé
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 11:37:19AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Kevin Wolf writes: > > > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: > >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > >> of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed > >>

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Kevin Wolf
Am 26.10.2021 um 11:37 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: > Kevin Wolf writes: > > > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: > >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > >> of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed > >>

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Markus Armbruster
Kevin Wolf writes: > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts >> of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed >> incompatibly in future releases. >> >> Drawback: promoting something from

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Daniel P . Berrangé
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 10:22:15AM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > * Kevin Wolf (kw...@redhat.com) wrote: > > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: > > > By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > > > of external interfaces so named may be

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
* Kevin Wolf (kw...@redhat.com) wrote: > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: > > By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > > of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed > > incompatibly in future releases. > > > > Drawback:

Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Kashyap Chamarthy
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 09:37:29AM +0200, Kevin Wolf wrote: > Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: [...] > > This commit updates documentation and prepares tests. The next commit > > updates the QAPI schema. The remaining patches update the QAPI > > generator and wire up

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Kashyap Chamarthy
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 09:15:30AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Kashyap Chamarthy writes: > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 07:25:24AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: [...] > > Looks like there's another stable property with an "x-" prefix: > > "x-remote-object", part of QOM type

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Kevin Wolf
Am 25.10.2021 um 07:25 hat Markus Armbruster geschrieben: > By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed > incompatibly in future releases. > > Drawback: promoting something from experimental to stable involves

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-26 Thread Markus Armbruster
Kashyap Chamarthy writes: > On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 07:25:24AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts >> of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed >> incompatibly in future releases. >> >> Drawback: promoting

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-25 Thread Markus Armbruster
John Snow writes: > On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 1:26 AM Markus Armbruster wrote: > >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts >> of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed >> incompatibly in future releases. >> >> Drawback: promoting something from

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-25 Thread John Snow
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 1:26 AM Markus Armbruster wrote: > By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed > incompatibly in future releases. > > Drawback: promoting something from experimental to stable involves

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-25 Thread Philippe Mathieu-Daudé
On 10/25/21 14:05, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote: > On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 07:25:24AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts >> of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed >> incompatibly in future releases. >> >>

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-25 Thread Kashyap Chamarthy
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 07:25:24AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed > incompatibly in future releases. > > Drawback: promoting something from experimental to stable

Re: [PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-25 Thread Juan Quintela
Markus Armbruster wrote: > By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts > of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed > incompatibly in future releases. > > Drawback: promoting something from experimental to stable involves a > name change. Client code

[PATCH 1/9] qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

2021-10-24 Thread Markus Armbruster
By convention, names starting with "x-" are experimental. The parts of external interfaces so named may be withdrawn or changed incompatibly in future releases. Drawback: promoting something from experimental to stable involves a name change. Client code needs to be updated. Moreover, the