Am 29.10.2025 um 09:37 hat Clément Chigot geschrieben: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM Kevin Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Am 03.09.2025 um 09:57 hat Clément Chigot geschrieben: > > > This option when set prevents a master boot record (MBR) to be > > > initialized. This is mandatory as some operating system don't recognized > > > mounted disks if a MBR is present. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Clément Chigot <[email protected]> > > > > Can we actually give an example of such an OS in the commit message? > > > > > --- > > > block/vvfat.c | 16 +++++++++++++++- > > > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c > > > index 814796d918..0220dd828b 100644 > > > --- a/block/vvfat.c > > > +++ b/block/vvfat.c > > > @@ -1082,6 +1082,11 @@ static QemuOptsList runtime_opts = { > > > .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL, > > > .help = "Make the image writable", > > > }, > > > + { > > > + .name = "no-mbr", > > > + .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL, > > > + .help = "Do not add a Master Boot Record on this disk", > > > + }, > > > > Let's keep option names positive to avoid double negations like > > 'no-mbr=false'. We can have an 'mbr' option that defaults to true. Or in > > fact, maybe calling it 'partitioned' would be easier to understand. > > > > You need to update BlockdevOptionsVVFAT in qapi/block-core.json, too, to > > make the new option work with -blockdev. You should update the > > description for @floppy there, too, because it says that hard disks are > > always partitioned. > > > > It should also be added to vvfat_strong_runtime_opts because the value > > of this option changes the data that the guest sees. > > Just to keep you updated, I've seen your comments. I'm just waiting to > see where the discussion of patch 5 leads before pushing v2.
Yes, that makes sense. So this means that for all the other patches, you agree with my comments and it's clear to you what to change in v2? Kevin
