Bug 1664711

Summary:	libguestfs direct backend shouldn't attempt to quote commas in -append parameter
Product:	[Community] Virtualization Tools	Reporter:	Richard W.M. Jones <rjones>
Component:	libguestfs	Assignee:	Richard W.M. Jones <rjones>
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Description Richard W.M. Jones 2019-01-09 13:46:16 UTC

Description of problem:

(Bug found by Laszlo Ersek)

-append "... earlyprintk=pl011,,0x9000000 ..."

The , does not need to be quoted (doubled) in this case.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

libguestfs 1.40

How reproducible:

100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct libguestfs-test-tool
2. Examine the -append parameter passed to qemu.

Additional info:

Note this doesn't seem to make any functional difference.

Comment 1 Red Hat Bugzilla 2025-10-17 00:10:50 UTC

This product has been discontinued or is no longer tracked in Red Hat Bugzilla.

Comment 2 Alasdair Kergon 2025-10-17 12:52:13 UTC

Reopening because Virtualization Tools has not been discontinued.