Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] backup: allow target without .bdrv_get_info

[Fam Zheng]

On Wed, 02/15 14:09, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote:
> Currently backup to nbd target is broken, as nbd doesn't have
> .bdrv_get_info realization.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <address@hidden>
> ---
> 
> v2: add WARNING
> 
> ===
> 
> Since commit
> 
> commit 4c9bca7e39a6e07ad02c1dcde3478363344ec60b
> Author: John Snow <address@hidden>
> Date:   Thu Feb 25 15:58:30 2016 -0500
> 
>     block/backup: avoid copying less than full target clusters
> 
> backup to nbd target is broken, we have "Couldn't determine the cluster size 
> of
> the target image".
> 
> Proposed NBD protocol extension - NBD_OPT_INFO should finally solve this 
> problem.
> But until it is not realized, we need allow backup to nbd target due to 
> backward
> compatibility.

If you respin, including above in the commit message is even better, IMO.

> 
> Furthermore, is it entirely ok to disallow backup if bds lacks .bdrv_get_info?
> Which behavior should be default: to fail backup or to use default cluster 
> size?
> 
>  block/backup.c | 10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
> index ea38733..a464b63 100644
> --- a/block/backup.c
> +++ b/block/backup.c
> @@ -638,7 +638,15 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, 
> BlockDriverState *bs,
>       * backup cluster size is smaller than the target cluster size. Even for
>       * targets with a backing file, try to avoid COW if possible. */
>      ret = bdrv_get_info(target, &bdi);
> -    if (ret < 0 && !target->backing) {
> +    if (ret == -ENOTSUP) {
> +        /* Cluster size is not defined */
> +        error_report("WARNING: Target block device doesn't provide 
> information "
> +                     "about block size and it doesn't have backing file. "
> +                     "Default block size of %u bytes is used. If actual 
> block "
> +                     "size of target exceeds this default, destination image 
> "
> +                     "may become unusable");

"Image unusable" might be too strong here because it sounds like a serious
damage to the image, while actually what we mean is "backup unusable".

> +        job->cluster_size = BACKUP_CLUSTER_SIZE_DEFAULT;
> +    } else if (ret < 0 && !target->backing) {
>          error_setg_errno(errp, -ret,
>              "Couldn't determine the cluster size of the target image, "
>              "which has no backing file");
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1
> 

Fam