Re: [libvirt] [PATCH RFC 09/11] conf: backup: Allow configuration of names exported via NBD
On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 02:49:07PM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
On 12/20/19 8:00 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 02:25:27PM +0100, Peter Krempa wrote:
> > If users wish to use different name for exported disks or bitmaps
> > the new fields allow to do so. Additionally they also document the
> > current settings.
>
> Is there a reason why users would want to change the names ?
Right now, with only a single job possible at a time, libvirt picks a
predictable name based on the guest disk being exported. But in the future,
when we permit multiple jobs in parallel, it may become important to know
which name is related to which job, or even to pick names based on what the
client expects. I'm not sure we have an essential use case yet, but I'm
also not rejecting this.
If we have multiple parallel jobs, would we not also have a separate
NBD server listening for each job ?
Regards,
Daniel
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