[openstack-dev] [nova] Libguestfs: possibility not to use it, even when installed ?

2015-02-18 Thread Raphael Glon
Hi, This is about review: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/156633/ 1 line, can be controversial Its purpose is to add the possibility not to use libguestfs for data injection in nova, even when installed. Not discussing about the fact that libguestfs should be preferred over fuse mounts for

Re: [openstack-dev] [nova] Libguestfs: possibility not to use it, even when installed ?

2015-02-23 Thread Raphael Glon
On 02/19/2015 12:45 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 07:23:52PM +0100, Raphael Glon wrote: I entcountered a similar case more recently on powerkvm 2.1.0 (defect with the libguestfs) What's the actual bug? We've worked hard, with IBM, to make libguestfs work on P

Re: [openstack-dev] [nova] Libguestfs: possibility not to use it, even when installed ?

2015-02-23 Thread Raphael Glon
On 02/23/2015 11:23 AM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote: The alternative Nova implementation is*not* using fuse, it is using real mounts on the host FS. This is not a potential issue, it is an*actual* issue. There have been bugs in Linux filesystem drivers, including ext4, that would have allowed a mal

Re: [openstack-dev] [nova] Libguestfs: possibility not to use it, even when installed ?

2015-02-23 Thread Raphael Glon
On 02/23/2015 11:23 AM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote: Fedora 19 is end of life so not really relevant any more as a target. powerkvm 2.1.x is not eol __ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe:

Re: [openstack-dev] [nova] Libguestfs: possibility not to use it, even when installed ?

2015-02-23 Thread Raphael Glon
On 02/23/2015 11:23 AM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote: The alternative Nova implementation is*not* using fuse, yeah you're right -> read your page too quickly https://www.berrange.com/tags/nbd/ added the term fuse where it should not have been