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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 11/11] nbd-server: Allow node name for nbd-se
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 11/11] nbd-server: Allow node name for nbd-server-add |
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Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:36:08 -0600 |
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On 07/14/2016 07:28 AM, Kevin Wolf wrote:
> There is no reason why an NBD server couldn't be started for any node,
> even if it's not on the top level. This converts nbd-server-add to
> accept a node-name.
>
> Note that there is a semantic difference between using a BlockBackend
> name and the node name of its root: In the former case, the NBD server
> is closed on eject; in the latter case, the NBD server doesn't drop its
> reference and keeps the image file open this way.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
> ---
> blockdev-nbd.c | 21 +++++++++------------
> qapi/block.json | 4 ++--
> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/blockdev-nbd.c b/blockdev-nbd.c
> index c437d32..ca41cc6 100644
> --- a/blockdev-nbd.c
> +++ b/blockdev-nbd.c
> @@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ void qmp_nbd_server_start(SocketAddress *addr,
> void qmp_nbd_server_add(const char *device, bool has_writable, bool writable,
> Error **errp)
> {
> - BlockBackend *blk;
> + BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
> + BlockBackend *on_eject_blk;
> NBDExport *exp;
>
> if (!nbd_server) {
> @@ -158,26 +159,22 @@ void qmp_nbd_server_add(const char *device, bool
> has_writable, bool writable,
> return;
Do we want to do any sanity checking that writing should only be
permitted on a root, and that when using a node name that is not a root
that writable must be false so as not to negatively change the BDS out
of under the feet of the other root? Do op-blockers already cover that?
--
Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 06/11] block: Accept node-name for blockdev-snapshot-internal-sync, Kevin Wolf, 2016/07/14
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 01/11] block: Accept node-name for block-stream, Kevin Wolf, 2016/07/14
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 09/11] block: Accept node-name for drive-mirror, Kevin Wolf, 2016/07/14
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 10/11] nbd-server: Use a separate BlockBackend, Kevin Wolf, 2016/07/14
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 11/11] nbd-server: Allow node name for nbd-server-add, Kevin Wolf, 2016/07/14
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