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Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] tools/xl: Allow specifying JSON for domain configuration file format


  • To: Elliott Mitchell <ehem+xen@xxxxxxx>
  • From: Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 15:12:46 +0100
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On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 06:23:41PM -0700, Elliott Mitchell wrote:
> JSON is currently used when saving domains to mass storage.  Being able
> to use JSON as the normal input to `xl create` has potential to be
> valuable.  Add the functionality.
> 
> Move the memset() earlier so to allow use of the structure sooner.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Elliott Mitchell <ehem+xen@xxxxxxx>

So, I gave this a try and creating a guest from a json config, and that
fails very early with "Unknown guest type".

Have you actually tried to create a guest from config file written in
json?

Also, this would need documentation about the new option, about the
format. The man page need to be edited.

An example of a config file written in json would be nice as well.

Thanks,

-- 
Anthony PERARD



 


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