Re: [Libvir] PATCH: 0/16: Storage management APIs

On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 01:29:55PM -0800, Dan Smith wrote: > DL> So, if I understand correctly, the user would specify a directory > DL> containing an image of the entire file system they want for the > DL> container. This would be clone'd and setup so that it appears as > DL> / in the container filesystem? > > No, they would just be directories that could be used for overlays > (like in the case of sharing / with the parent, but overlaying a > different /var). > > I think what Dan is suggesting is a way to automatically populate a > new var overlay when the user creates an "image" of the type > "directory" through libvirt. They would say "create me a new var, > based on this other existing var over here". > BTW, I'd like to not have to implement this :-) It is just the conceptual model that would fit it with the storage API design... Dan.