[libvirt] [RFC PATCH 2/2] qemu: Force capabilities cache read if libvirtd date is different

[Ján Tomko]

s/read/refresh/ in the commit message?

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 08:52:57AM -0400, John Ferlan wrote:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195882
> 
> Original commit id 'cbde3589' indicates that the cache file would be
> discarded if either the QEMU binary or libvirtd 'ctime' changes; however,
> the code only discarded if the QEMU binary time didn't match or if the
> new libvirtd ctime was later than what created the cache file.
> 
> This could lead to issues with respect to how the order of libvirtd images
> is created for maintenance or patch branches where if someone had a libvirtd
> created on 'date x' that was created from (a) backported patch(es) followed
> by a subsequent install of the primary release which would have 'date y'
> where if 'date x' was greater than 'date y', then features in a primary
> release branch may not be available.

I can see how here can be two daemons with different ctimes on the same
system during development, so ACK to the change.

However, when you install the daemon (even from an older package), ctime
should only move forward, so I'm sceptical about its relevance to the
referenced bug.

Jan
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