From: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
To: Max Reitz <mreitz@redhat.com>
Cc: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <vsementsov@virtuozzo.com>,
qemu-devel@nongnu.org, qemu-block@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 09/42] block: Include filters when freezing backing chain
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 11:40:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190909094059.GA17606@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e2d1cd43-cfac-32cd-cfb7-1ebd2dcc5091@redhat.com>
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Am 09.09.2019 um 10:02 hat Max Reitz geschrieben:
> On 05.09.19 15:05, Kevin Wolf wrote:
> > Am 09.08.2019 um 18:13 hat Max Reitz geschrieben:
> >> In order to make filters work in backing chains, the associated
> >> functions must be able to deal with them and freeze all filter links, be
> >> they COW or R/W filter links.
> >>
> >> In the process, rename these functions to reflect that they now act on
> >> generalized chains of filter nodes instead of backing chains alone.
> >
> > I don't think this is a good idea. The functions are still following the
> > backing chain. A generic "chain" could mean following the bs->file links
> > or any other children, so the new name is confusing because it doesn't
> > really tell you any more what the function does. I'd prefer the name to
> > stay specific.
> They’re following backing chains, among others.
>
> It would make sense to rename s/backing_chain/filter_chain/, that is, in
> case you don‘t find lumping COW and R/W filters together under “filter”
> too offensive.
>
> (Naming things is hard. I’m open for suggestions, but I found the
> “filter” concept succinct, even if it does not fully align with our
> existing parlance.)
As you could see in my reply to patch 4, I didn't. :-)
I think it makes a lot more sense to just broaden the meaning of "backing
chain" to be what you call a "filter chain" (following the backing file
links, but accept filter nodes in between), because of how unspecific
"filter chain" is. The primary thing we're interested in is still the
backing files.
Kevin
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2019-08-09 16:13 [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 00/42] block: Deal with filters Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 01/42] block: Mark commit and mirror as filter drivers Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 02/42] copy-on-read: Support compressed writes Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 03/42] throttle: " Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 04/42] block: Add child access functions Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:56 ` Eric Blake
2019-09-04 16:16 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 7:56 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-09 9:36 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 14:04 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-09 16:13 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-10 9:14 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-10 10:47 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-10 11:36 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-10 12:48 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-10 12:59 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-10 13:10 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 05/42] block: Add chain helper functions Max Reitz
2019-08-09 17:01 ` Eric Blake
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 06/42] qcow2: Implement .bdrv_storage_child() Max Reitz
2019-08-09 17:07 ` Eric Blake
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 07/42] block: *filtered_cow_child() for *has_zero_init() Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 08/42] block: bdrv_set_backing_hd() is about bs->backing Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 09/42] block: Include filters when freezing backing chain Max Reitz
2019-08-10 13:32 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-12 12:56 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-05 13:05 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 8:02 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-09 9:40 ` Kevin Wolf [this message]
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 10/42] block: Drop bdrv_is_encrypted() Max Reitz
2019-08-10 13:42 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 11/42] block: Add bdrv_supports_compressed_writes() Max Reitz
2019-09-05 13:11 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 8:09 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 12/42] block: Use bdrv_filtered_rw* where obvious Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 13/42] block: Use CAFs in block status functions Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 14/42] block: Use CAFs when working with backing chains Max Reitz
2019-08-10 15:19 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-09-05 14:05 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 8:25 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-09 9:55 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 14:08 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 15/42] block: Re-evaluate backing file handling in reopen Max Reitz
2019-08-10 16:05 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 16/42] block: Flush all children in generic code Max Reitz
2019-08-10 15:36 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-12 12:58 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-05 16:24 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 8:31 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-09 10:01 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-09 14:15 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 17/42] block: Use CAFs in bdrv_refresh_limits() Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 18/42] block: Use CAFs in bdrv_refresh_filename() Max Reitz
2019-08-10 16:22 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 19/42] block: Use CAF in bdrv_co_rw_vmstate() Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 20/42] block/snapshot: Fix fallback Max Reitz
2019-08-10 16:34 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-12 13:06 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-10 11:56 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-10 12:04 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-10 12:49 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-10 13:06 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 21/42] block: Use CAFs for debug breakpoints Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 22/42] block: Fix bdrv_get_allocated_file_size's fallback Max Reitz
2019-08-10 16:41 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-12 13:09 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-12 17:14 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-12 19:15 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-10 14:52 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-11 6:20 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-11 6:55 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-11 7:37 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-11 8:27 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-11 10:00 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-11 10:31 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-11 11:00 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-12 10:34 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-11-14 13:11 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 23/42] blockdev: Use CAF in external_snapshot_prepare() Max Reitz
2019-09-10 15:02 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-11 6:21 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 24/42] block: Use child access functions for QAPI queries Max Reitz
2019-08-10 16:57 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 25/42] mirror: Deal with filters Max Reitz
2019-08-12 11:09 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-12 13:26 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-14 15:17 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-31 9:57 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-09-02 14:35 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-03 8:32 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-09-09 7:41 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-13 12:55 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-16 10:26 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 26/42] backup: " Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 27/42] commit: " Max Reitz
2019-08-31 10:44 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-09-02 14:55 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 28/42] stream: " Max Reitz
2019-08-12 11:55 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-09-13 14:16 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-09-16 9:52 ` Max Reitz
2019-09-16 14:47 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-12-11 12:52 ` Max Reitz
2019-12-11 15:52 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-12-11 16:12 ` Max Reitz
2019-12-11 16:35 ` Kevin Wolf
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 29/42] nbd: Use CAF when looking for dirty bitmap Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 30/42] qemu-img: Use child access functions Max Reitz
2019-08-12 12:14 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-12 13:28 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-14 16:04 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 31/42] block: Drop backing_bs() Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 32/42] block: Make bdrv_get_cumulative_perm() public Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 33/42] blockdev: Fix active commit choice Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:13 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 34/42] block: Inline bdrv_co_block_status_from_*() Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 35/42] block: Fix check_to_replace_node() Max Reitz
2019-08-15 15:21 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-15 17:01 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-16 11:01 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-16 13:30 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-16 14:24 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 36/42] iotests: Add tests for mirror @replaces loops Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 37/42] block: Leave BDS.backing_file constant Max Reitz
2019-08-16 16:16 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 38/42] iotests: Let complete_and_wait() work with commit Max Reitz
2019-08-23 5:59 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 39/42] iotests: Add filter commit test cases Max Reitz
2019-08-31 11:41 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-09-02 15:06 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-31 12:35 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-09-02 15:09 ` Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 40/42] iotests: Add filter mirror " Max Reitz
2019-08-31 12:35 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 41/42] iotests: Add test for commit in sub directory Max Reitz
2019-08-09 16:14 ` [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 42/42] iotests: Test committing to overridden backing Max Reitz
2019-09-03 9:18 ` Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
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