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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xl: Special case tap/aio for disk validation

To: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xl: Special case tap/aio for disk validation
From: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:53:33 +0000
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Jim Fehlig writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xl: Special case tap/aio for disk 
validation"):
> The xend toolstack supports arbitrary external block device types.  We
> have block-iscsi and block-npiv,  and the drbd project provides
> block-drbd.  I'm quite sure I've seen other custom block types as well. 
> Will these arbitrary block device types still be supported in the new
> toolstack?

Yes, but I think we will have to change the interface to the block
scripts.  The current arrangements are baroque to say the least.  So
probably not in 4.1's xl, sorry.

Ian.

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