Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 18/19] Introduce -k option to enable FT migration mode (Kemari).

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2010/12/28 Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 08:34:12AM +0900, Yoshiaki Tamura wrote:
>> 2010/12/28 Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> > On 12/27/2010 01:07 PM, Yoshiaki Tamura wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  >  Not sure whether we need to mention the codename here: is it likely
>> >> >> to
>> >> >>  >  help the users?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  Ah:-)  Just didn't know what the official name should be, and
>> >> >>  placed Kemari for convenience.  Any ideas or preference here?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  Yoshi
>> >> >
>> >> >  Do we need a name? Fault tolerance mode insufficient?
>> >>
>> >> Not really.  Let's call it Fault Tolerance mode from now:-)
>> >
>> > Then -k becomes meaningless.  Rename to -fault-tolerant?
>>
>> That's too long.  The option of migration is a single character
>> conventionally.  In that sense, -f wasn't a good option because
>> it usually reminds a file option, and -k was well fit not only
>> because Kemari but also not well used and almost harmless.
>>
>> So, my preference is to keep -k option, but that may be
>> developer's (my) ego, and I'm happy to here what would be the
>> best for qemu community.
>>
>> Yoshi
>
> Hey, that's imporant too :)

Thanks, Michael :)

> It's not hard to invent a reason for -k if we need one. E.g.
> the protocol is specific to the Kemari project, right?

Right.

> So the text could be 'Fault Tolerance mode (using Kemari protocol)'
> to avoid potential confusion with other fault tolerance solutions
> if we ever get them, and the option stays -k :)

One thumbs up here :)

Yoshi

>
>> >
>> > --
>> > error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
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