[virt-tools-list] [PATCH] virt install: Remove check for absolute path for fs target

Deepak C Shetty deepakcs at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Fri Dec 16 08:18:01 UTC 2011


In case of qemu for default fs type (mount) target is not
actually a directory, it is merely a arbitrary string tag
that is exported to the guest as a hint for where to mount.

Signed-off-by: Deepak C Shetty <deepakcs at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---

 virtinst/VirtualFilesystem.py |   12 +++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/virtinst/VirtualFilesystem.py b/virtinst/VirtualFilesystem.py
index 5732a9e..a74d009 100644
--- a/virtinst/VirtualFilesystem.py
+++ b/virtinst/VirtualFilesystem.py
@@ -116,7 +116,17 @@ class VirtualFilesystem(VirtualDevice.VirtualDevice):
     def _get_target(self):
         return self._target
     def _set_target(self, val):
-        if not os.path.isabs(val):
+        if self.conn:
+            is_qemu = self.is_qemu()
+
+        # In case of qemu for default fs type (mount) target is not 
+        # actually a directory, it is merely a arbitrary string tag
+        # that is exported to the guest as a hint for where to mount
+        if (is_qemu and
+            (self.type == self.TYPE_DEFAULT or
+             self.type == self.TYPE_MOUNT)):
+             pass
+        elif not os.path.isabs(val):
             raise ValueError(_("Filesystem target '%s' must be an absolute "
                                "path") % val)
         self._target = val




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