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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] block: Simplify bdrv_filter_default_perms()


From: Max Reitz
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] block: Simplify bdrv_filter_default_perms()
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2019 23:33:08 +0200
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On 02.08.19 16:03, Kevin Wolf wrote:
> The same change as commit 2b23f28639 ('block/copy-on-read: Fix
> permissions for inactive node') made for the copy-on-read driver can be
> made for bdrv_filter_default_perms(): Retaining the old permissions from
> the BdrvChild if it is given complicates things unnecessary when in the
> end this only means that the options set in the c == NULL case (i.e.
> during child creation) are retained.

My best guess is that we had this code because this way any party could
set or remove the GRAPH_MOD permission and it would be kept through
.bdrv_child_perm() invocations.  (But I think that’s kaputt.)

> Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
> ---
>  block.c | 12 ++----------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Max Reitz <address@hidden>

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