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<think>
Okay, let's try to classify this bug report for QEMU. The user mentioned that using the `query-named-block-nodes` command without the `flat=true` parameter is causing a significant performance issue. They provided a detailed example where creating multiple QCOW2 images with backing files leads to a very slow response time—over two minutes—and a massive output file of 86 MB.
When they used `flat=true`, the response was much faster (15 seconds) and produced a more manageable 2.7 MB file. The main issue seems to be that without `flat`, the command's output grows combinatorially with the number of block nodes, causing it to become unscalable and potentially breaking clients due to size limits.
Looking at the categories provided: mistranslation, assembly lowering, other, device, graphic, socket, network, KVM, boot, vnc, debug, files, permissions, performance, kernel, peripherals, hypervisor.
The problem is related to the performance of a specific QEMU command when handling a large number of block nodes. It's not about incorrect translation (mistranslation), nor assembly lowering. The issue doesn't fall under device or graphic as it's not hardware-related but rather how data is handled. Performance is directly impacted because the command takes too long and produces a huge output, which affects scalability and usability.
Therefore, the most fitting category here is 'performance' since the bug report primarily concerns the slowdown and unmanageable resource usage when using `query-named-block-nodes` without the flat parameter.
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