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diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py index 4f32ae72..a75148e5 100644 --- a/python/guestfs.py +++ b/python/guestfs.py @@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ class GuestFS: This is equivalent to the qemu parameter "-drive file=filename". + + Note that this call checks for the existence of + "filename". This stops you from specifying other types + of drive which are supported by qemu such as "nbd:" and + "http:" URLs. To specify those, use the general + "g.config" call instead. """ return libguestfsmod.add_drive (self._o, filename) @@ -207,9 +213,37 @@ class GuestFS: This is equivalent to the qemu parameter "-cdrom filename". + + Note that this call checks for the existence of + "filename". This stops you from specifying other types + of drive which are supported by qemu such as "nbd:" and + "http:" URLs. To specify those, use the general + "g.config" call instead. """ return libguestfsmod.add_cdrom (self._o, filename) + def add_drive_ro (self, filename): + u"""This adds a drive in snapshot mode, making it + effectively read-only. + + Note that writes to the device are allowed, and will be + seen for the duration of the guestfs handle, but they + are written to a temporary file which is discarded as + soon as the guestfs handle is closed. We don't currently + have any method to enable changes to be committed, + although qemu can support this. + + This is equivalent to the qemu parameter "-drive + file=filename,snapshot=on". + + Note that this call checks for the existence of + "filename". This stops you from specifying other types + of drive which are supported by qemu such as "nbd:" and + "http:" URLs. To specify those, use the general + "g.config" call instead. + """ + return libguestfsmod.add_drive_ro (self._o, filename) + def config (self, qemuparam, qemuvalue): u"""This can be used to add arbitrary qemu command line parameters of the form "-param value". Actually it's not |