Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] iSCSI: add configuration variables for iSCSI

[Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>]

Am 20.01.2012 09:58, schrieb ronnie sahlberg:
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com> wrote:
>> Am 18.12.2011 05:48, schrieb Ronnie Sahlberg:
>>> This patch adds configuration variables for iSCSI to set
>>> initiator-name to use when logging in to the target,
>>> which type of header-digest to negotiate with the target
>>> and username and password for CHAP authentication.
>>>
>>> This allows specifying a initiator-name either from the command line
>>> -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.2004-01.com.example:test
>>> or from a configuration file included with -readconfig
>>> [iscsi]
>>>   initiator-name = iqn.2004-01.com.example:test
>>>   header-digest = CRC32C|CRC32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE
>>>   user = CHAP username
>>>   password = CHAP password
>>>
>>> The patch also updates the manpage and qemu-doc
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <ronniesahlberg@gmail.com>
>>
>> So these options are global? What if I wanted to use two different
>> setups for two different images?
>>
> 
> 
> Good point.
> I will rework the patch so that it first checks for
> [iscsi "iqn.target.name"]
> and if that is not found it falls-back to just checking for [iscsi]
> 
> That would allow to have one "catch all" section for all targets, but
> also the possibility to override and use different settings on a
> per-target basis.
> 
> I will post an updated patch in a day or two.

Thanks, this sounds like a good solution.

Kevin