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diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json index 735eb352b..9a1d9a936 100644 --- a/qapi-schema.json +++ b/qapi-schema.json @@ -1434,3 +1434,34 @@ { 'command': 'block_set_io_throttle', 'data': { 'device': 'str', 'bps': 'int', 'bps_rd': 'int', 'bps_wr': 'int', 'iops': 'int', 'iops_rd': 'int', 'iops_wr': 'int' } } + +# @block_stream: +# +# Copy data from a backing file into a block device. +# +# The block streaming operation is performed in the background until the entire +# backing file has been copied. This command returns immediately once streaming +# has started. The status of ongoing block streaming operations can be checked +# with query-block-jobs. The operation can be stopped before it has completed +# using the block_job_cancel command. +# +# If a base file is specified then sectors are not copied from that base file and +# its backing chain. When streaming completes the image file will have the base +# file as its backing file. This can be used to stream a subset of the backing +# file chain instead of flattening the entire image. +# +# On successful completion the image file is updated to drop the backing file +# and the BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED event is emitted. +# +# @device: the device name +# +# @base: #optional the common backing file name +# +# Returns: Nothing on success +# If streaming is already active on this device, DeviceInUse +# If @device does not exist, DeviceNotFound +# If image streaming is not supported by this device, NotSupported +# +# Since: 1.1 +## +{ 'command': 'block_stream', 'data': { 'device': 'str', '*base': 'str' } } |