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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/4] (Refactored) VHD Support Addition

To: "Daniel P. Berrange" <berrange@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/4] (Refactored) VHD Support Addition
From: Steve Ofsthun <sofsthun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:57:46 -0400
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Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 01:27:32PM -0400, Ben Guthro wrote:

>> ### vdisk_tool ###
>> The vdisk_tool provides a means of creating, and converting vhd files.
>> Like libvdisk, it is designed with future support of additional formats
>> in mind, but currently only supports vhd.
> 
> Why not just add vhd support to qemu's existing qemu-img tool, then it will
> support all image formats, right from the start, rather than inventing yet
> another tool :-(

Well, when we started this, it wasn't clear we were going to be able to
publicly release any code in support of the VHD format.  Microsoft later
relaxed the restrictions, and by that time the separate tool already
existed.  We can investigate integrating the work into qemu-img.

> Any changes to QEMU should be sent to the QEMU upstream mailing lists for
> review/inclusion too, otherwise the Xen fork gets even worse than it 
> already is

Agreed.

Steve
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Steve Ofsthun - Virtual Iron Software, Inc.

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