[Libvir] PATCH: Allow remote driver to handle any connection URI

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 02:08:33PM +0100, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> >> /* Must not overlap with virDrvOpenFlags */
> >> enum virDrvOpenRemoteFlags {
> >>     VIR_DRV_OPEN_REMOTE_RO = (1 << 0),
> >>-    VIR_DRV_OPEN_REMOTE_UNIX = (1 << 1),
> >>-    VIR_DRV_OPEN_REMOTE_USER = (1 << 2),
> >>-    VIR_DRV_OPEN_REMOTE_AUTOSTART = (1 << 3),
> >>+    VIR_DRV_OPEN_REMOTE_USER = (1 << 1),
> >>+    VIR_DRV_OPEN_REMOTE_AUTOSTART = (1 << 2),
> >> };
> >
> >  I'm just a bit worried about changing those if they end up on the wire
> >in some ways. If that's the case then just keep he enum as-is.
> 
> I don't really understand the purpose of these flags.  They _do_ go over 
> the wire in both the current and proposed implementation, but the remote 
> end doesn't interpret them (unless I'm missing something ...?)

These flags are only used by remote_internal.c between the methods remoteOpen,
remoteNetworkOpen and the doRemoteOpen call. They don't go over the wire.  

NB, not to be confused with 'enum virDrvOpenFlags' which does go over the
wire.

Dan.
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