[libvirt] [PATCH RFC 09/11] conf: backup: Allow configuration of names exported via NBD

[Eric Blake]

On 12/20/19 8:00 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 02:25:27PM +0100, Peter Krempa wrote:
>> If users wish to use different name for exported disks or bitmaps
>> the new fields allow to do so. Additionally they also document the
>> current settings.
> 
> Is there a reason why users would want to change the names ?

Right now, with only a single job possible at a time, libvirt picks a 
predictable name based on the guest disk being exported.  But in the 
future, when we permit multiple jobs in parallel, it may become 
important to know which name is related to which job, or even to pick 
names based on what the client expects.  I'm not sure we have an 
essential use case yet, but I'm also not rejecting this.

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