[QEMU 'blockdev-add' with 'node-name'] Tested with: v2.6.0-1025-g38f1ffb ----------------------------------------------------- $ qemu-img create -f qcow2 backup2.qcow2 1G ----------------------------------------------------- $ socat UNIX:/export/qemu-backup-tests/qmp-sock READLINE,history=$HOME/.qmp_history,prompt='QMP> ' {"QMP": {"version": {"qemu": {"micro": 50, "minor": 6, "major": 2}, "package": " (v2.6.0-1025-g38f1ffb)"}, "capabilities": []}} QMP> ----------------------------------------------------- QMP> {"execute":"qmp_capabilities"} {"return": {}} ----------------------------------------------------- QMP> { "execute": "blockdev-add", "arguments": { "options" : { "driver": "qcow2", "id": "drive-ide2-0-0", "file": { "driver": "file", "filename": "/home/kashyapc/tinker-space/qemu-upstream/scripts/qmp/backup2.qcow2", "node-name": "node-backup2" } } } } {"return": {}} ----------------------------------------------------- (qemu) info block drive-ide0-0-0 (#block127): ./cirros-0.3.3.qcow2 (qcow2) Cache mode: writeback drive-ide3-0-0 (#block322): /tmp/test3.raw (raw) Removable device: not locked, tray closed Cache mode: writeback drive-ide2-0-0 (#block1351): /home/kashyapc/tinker-space/qemu-upstream/scripts/qmp/backup2.qcow2 (qcow2) Removable device: not locked, tray closed Cache mode: writeback ----------------------------------------------------- QMP> { "execute": "blockdev-backup", "arguments": { "device": "drive-ide0-0-0", "target": "node-backup2", "sync": "full" }} ----------------------------------------------------- [Error with 'node-name':] QMP> { "execute": "blockdev-backup", QMP> "arguments": { QMP> "device": "drive-ide0-0-0", QMP> "target": "node-backup2", QMP> "sync": "full" }} {"return": {}} {"timestamp": {"seconds": 1466159490, "microseconds": 620827}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "drive-ide0-0-0", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}} {"timestamp": {"seconds": 1466159490, "microseconds": 620913}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "drive-ide0-0-0", "len": 41126400, "offset": 196608, "speed": 0, "type": "backup", "error": "Input/output error"}} -----------------------------------------------------