On 10/22/2013 11:45 AM, Samuel Thibault wrote: >>> It makes sense, yes, the syntax would be [ip6-prefix=net[/netsize]] . I >>> just don't know how to express that in qapi :) >> >> '*ip6_net':'str', '*ip6_netsize':'int' >> >> passed on the wire as: >> >> "ip6_net":"fc00::1", "ip6_netsize":64 > > Err, so that means that the user would have to pass > "ip6-net=fc00::1,ip6_netsize=64"? This would look awkward, compared to > the ipv4 situation, which is a mere "net=10.0.2.2/24".
Err, yes. QMP is machine-parseable. HMP can let the user abbreviate to net=10.0.2.2/24, but QMP should not require reparsing. So what if it's longer, it's easier for machines to manipulate if it's already broken into parts. Trust me - I wouldn't be asking you to split it into two fields unless I thought that libvirt would much rather send it to you as two fields. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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