[v2,0/2] block: commit/stream: Allow users to request only format driver names in backing file format

Message

Peter Krempa Nov. 30, 2023, 4:06 p.m. UTC

Please see patches for rationale.

Libvirt patches using this new flag will be posted soon-ish (after
cleanup).

v2:
 - fixed mistaken argument order in 'hmp_block_stream'
 - changed version in docs to 9.0 as getting this into RC 3 probably
   isn't realistic

Peter Krempa (2):
  block: commit: Allow users to request only format driver names in
    backing file format
  block: stream: Allow users to request only format driver names in
    backing file format

 block.c                                | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
 block/commit.c                         |  6 ++++-
 block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c         |  2 +-
 block/stream.c                         | 10 ++++++-
 blockdev.c                             | 13 +++++++++
 include/block/block-global-state.h     |  3 ++-
 include/block/block_int-common.h       |  4 ++-
 include/block/block_int-global-state.h |  6 +++++
 qapi/block-core.json                   | 22 +++++++++++++--
 tests/unit/test-bdrv-drain.c           |  3 ++-
 10 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)