Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/1] block: Support Archipelago as a QEMU block backend

[Chrysostomos Nanakos <cnanakos@grnet.gr>]

Hi,

On 06/02/2014 05:30 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 06/02/2014 08:15 AM, Chrysostomos Nanakos wrote:
>> VM Image on Archipelago volume is specified like this:
>>
>> file=archipelago:<volumename>[/mport=<mapperd_port>[:vport=<vlmcd_port>]]
>> or
> I still think that there is no need to burden the code with this
> shorthand...

If everyone agrees I can totally remove that part.

>
>> file.driver=archipelago,file.volume=<volumename>[,file.mport=<mapperd_port>[,
>> file.vport=<vlmcd_port>]]
> ...when this version is easier to support.  Older protocols have file=
> abuse due to back-compat reasons, but new protocols should not start out
> with baggage.
>
>
>> ---
>>   MAINTAINERS         |    5 +
>>   block/Makefile.objs |    1 +
>>   block/archipelago.c | 1174 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> This is a lot to review at once - is there any reasonable way to break
> it into a series of smaller patches?

It will be really difficult to break it in smaller patches, and I 
believe it will more difficult for someone to review it.

>
> I still don't see anything added to the QMP blockdev-add command.
>

Totally forgot it, sorry for that. I will make the changes in v3, in a 
different patch!

Regards,
Chrysostomos.