From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: RFC v1: Xen block protocol overhaul - problem
 statement (with pictures!)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:31:24 -0500
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