[libvirt] [PATCH 0/3] Patches for some device mapper multipath issues

[Michal Privoznik]

On 10.05.2016 15:26, John Ferlan wrote:
> Patch 1 just makes sure that prior to calling refreshPool we make
> sure to clear the objects; otherwise, the refresh code will duplicate.
> Text within patch 3 seems to indicate that entries were showing up
> more than once - although those may be bug related. In any case, although
> perhaps not necessary here - better safe than sorry.
> 
> Patch 2 is a rework of changes that went into 1.3.2 related to how
> libvirt_parthelper generates the volume target path name that didn't
> quite get the algorithm right when the device source path ended with
> a non numeric value.  As it turns out it seems the naming algorithm
> is much "simpler"; however, rather than just remove the attribute, I
> figured it should be kept "just in case" something *needed* to add
> that "p" it would be possible. It seems from output described here:
> 
> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/DM_Multipath/dmsetup_queries.html
> 
> That it would be possible.
> 
> Patch 3 was probably seen because Patch 2 testing occurs, so the same
> "sequence" used in other disk backend based testing was attempted. As
> it turns out, I don't believe the deletion for a multipath device ever
> really worked. The original patch could have been reverted except that
> it intermingled changes to support linking device-mapper with parthelper.
> 
> John Ferlan (3):
>   storage: Need to clear pool prior to calling the refreshPool
>   storage: Fix algorithm generating path names for devmapper
>   storage: Fix virStorageBackendDiskDeleteVol for device mapper
> 
>  configure.ac                       |  15 ++----
>  docs/formatstorage.html.in         |  18 ++-----
>  src/storage/parthelper.c           |  13 +++--
>  src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>  src/storage/storage_driver.c       |   3 ++
>  5 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)
> 

ACK

Michal