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

[Dave Leskovec]

Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> 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.
>   
:-)  It would eliminate the need for mounts.  Does it make more sense to 
integrate into the storage API design or leave the separate container 
specific mounts?

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Best Regards,
Dave Leskovec
IBM Linux Technology Center
Open Virtualization