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Eric Blake

2020-Feb-13 22:49 UTC

[Libguestfs] [nbdkit PATCH] vddk: Make 'file=' a magic key

Since it is required, it might as well be magic ;)

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
---

As written, applies on top of my v3 patch for dlopen; but it would
be easy enough to rebase and take this one now even if we aren't
sure about the dlopen stuff

 plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod | 5 ++++-
 plugins/vddk/vddk.c                 | 3 ++-
 tests/test-vddk.sh                  | 3 +--
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
index f0748def..11d12c3f 100644
--- a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
+++ b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ nbdkit-vddk-plugin - nbdkit VMware VDDK plugin

 =head1 SYNOPSIS

- nbdkit vddk file=FILENAME
+ nbdkit vddk [file=]FILENAME
              [config=FILENAME] [cookie=COOKIE] [libdir=LIBRARY]
              [nfchostport=PORT] [single-link=true]
              [password=PASSWORD | password=- | password=+FILENAME
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ If a VM has multiple disks, nbdkit can only serve one at a
time.  To
 serve more than one you must run multiple copies of nbdkit.  (See
 L</NOTES> below).

+C<file=> is a magic config key and may be omitted in most cases.
+See L<nbdkit(1)/Magic parameters>.
+
 =item B<libdir=>PATHNAME

 This sets the path of the VMware VDDK distribution.
diff --git a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
index 6deb0a0b..344b4e6b 100644
--- a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
+++ b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ vddk_config_complete (void)
 }

 #define vddk_config_help \
-  "file=<FILENAME>     (required) The filename (eg. VMDK file) to
serve.\n" \
+  "[file=]<FILENAME>   (required) The filename (eg. VMDK file) to
serve.\n" \
   "Many optional parameters are supported, see
nbdkit-vddk-plugin(3)."

 static void
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ static struct nbdkit_plugin plugin = {
   .config            = vddk_config,
   .config_complete   = vddk_config_complete,
   .config_help       = vddk_config_help,
+  .magic_config_key  = "file",
   .dump_plugin       = vddk_dump_plugin,
   .open              = vddk_open,
   .close             = vddk_close,
diff --git a/tests/test-vddk.sh b/tests/test-vddk.sh
index d99ebf88..6933f716 100755
--- a/tests/test-vddk.sh
+++ b/tests/test-vddk.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ grep ^vddk_default_libdir= test-vddk.out
 # a load that we know will fail, but the important part is that dlopen's
 # error message lists an absolute file even though we passed a relative
 # name, showing that our shim did adjust it.
-nbdkit vddk libdir=.libs \
-  file=/dev/null --run ':' 2> test-vddk.err || :
+nbdkit vddk libdir=.libs /dev/null --run ':' 2> test-vddk.err || :
 cat test-vddk.err

 grep '/.libs/nosuch' test-vddk.err
-- 
2.24.1

Richard W.M. Jones

2020-Feb-17 12:45 UTC

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Re: [Libguestfs] [nbdkit PATCH] vddk: Make 'file=' a magic key

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 04:49:59PM -0600, Eric Blake
wrote:> Since it is required, it might as well be magic ;)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
> ---
> 
> As written, applies on top of my v3 patch for dlopen; but it would
> be easy enough to rebase and take this one now even if we aren't
> sure about the dlopen stuff
> 
>  plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod | 5 ++++-
>  plugins/vddk/vddk.c                 | 3 ++-
>  tests/test-vddk.sh                  | 3 +--
>  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
> index f0748def..11d12c3f 100644
> --- a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
> +++ b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ nbdkit-vddk-plugin - nbdkit VMware VDDK plugin
> 
>  =head1 SYNOPSIS
> 
> - nbdkit vddk file=FILENAME
> + nbdkit vddk [file=]FILENAME
>               [config=FILENAME] [cookie=COOKIE] [libdir=LIBRARY]
>               [nfchostport=PORT] [single-link=true]
>               [password=PASSWORD | password=- | password=+FILENAME
> @@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ If a VM has multiple disks, nbdkit can only serve one
at a time.  To
>  serve more than one you must run multiple copies of nbdkit.  (See
>  L</NOTES> below).
> 
> +C<file=> is a magic config key and may be omitted in most cases.
> +See L<nbdkit(1)/Magic parameters>.
> +
>  =item B<libdir=>PATHNAME
> 
>  This sets the path of the VMware VDDK distribution.
> diff --git a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
> index 6deb0a0b..344b4e6b 100644
> --- a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
> +++ b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
> @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ vddk_config_complete (void)
>  }
> 
>  #define vddk_config_help \
> -  "file=<FILENAME>     (required) The filename (eg. VMDK file)
to serve.\n" \
> +  "[file=]<FILENAME>   (required) The filename (eg. VMDK file)
to serve.\n" \
>    "Many optional parameters are supported, see
nbdkit-vddk-plugin(3)."
> 
>  static void
> @@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ static struct nbdkit_plugin plugin = {
>    .config            = vddk_config,
>    .config_complete   = vddk_config_complete,
>    .config_help       = vddk_config_help,
> +  .magic_config_key  = "file",
>    .dump_plugin       = vddk_dump_plugin,
>    .open              = vddk_open,
>    .close             = vddk_close,
> diff --git a/tests/test-vddk.sh b/tests/test-vddk.sh
> index d99ebf88..6933f716 100755
> --- a/tests/test-vddk.sh
> +++ b/tests/test-vddk.sh
> @@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ grep ^vddk_default_libdir= test-vddk.out
>  # a load that we know will fail, but the important part is that
dlopen's
>  # error message lists an absolute file even though we passed a relative
>  # name, showing that our shim did adjust it.
> -nbdkit vddk libdir=.libs \
> -  file=/dev/null --run ':' 2> test-vddk.err || :
> +nbdkit vddk libdir=.libs /dev/null --run ':' 2> test-vddk.err
|| :
>  cat test-vddk.err
> 
>  grep '/.libs/nosuch' test-vddk.err
Yup, this is fine, ACK.

Rich.

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Richard W.M. Jones

2020-Feb-17 12:48 UTC

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Re: [Libguestfs] [nbdkit PATCH] vddk: Make 'file=' a magic key

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 12:45:58PM +0000, Richard W.M. Jones
wrote:> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 04:49:59PM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> > Since it is required, it might as well be magic ;)
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
> > ---
> > 
> > As written, applies on top of my v3 patch for dlopen; but it would
> > be easy enough to rebase and take this one now even if we aren't
> > sure about the dlopen stuff
> > 
> >  plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod | 5 ++++-
> >  plugins/vddk/vddk.c                 | 3 ++-
> >  tests/test-vddk.sh                  | 3 +--
> >  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
> > index f0748def..11d12c3f 100644
> > --- a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
> > +++ b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
> > @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ nbdkit-vddk-plugin - nbdkit VMware VDDK plugin
> > 
> >  =head1 SYNOPSIS
> > 
> > - nbdkit vddk file=FILENAME
> > + nbdkit vddk [file=]FILENAME
> >               [config=FILENAME] [cookie=COOKIE] [libdir=LIBRARY]
> >               [nfchostport=PORT] [single-link=true]
> >               [password=PASSWORD | password=- | password=+FILENAME
> > @@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ If a VM has multiple disks, nbdkit can only serve
one at a time.  To
> >  serve more than one you must run multiple copies of nbdkit.  (See
> >  L</NOTES> below).
> > 
> > +C<file=> is a magic config key and may be omitted in most
cases.
> > +See L<nbdkit(1)/Magic parameters>.
> > +
> >  =item B<libdir=>PATHNAME
> > 
> >  This sets the path of the VMware VDDK distribution.
> > diff --git a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
> > index 6deb0a0b..344b4e6b 100644
> > --- a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
> > +++ b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
> > @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ vddk_config_complete (void)
> >  }
> > 
> >  #define vddk_config_help \
> > -  "file=<FILENAME>     (required) The filename (eg. VMDK
file) to serve.\n" \
> > +  "[file=]<FILENAME>   (required) The filename (eg. VMDK
file) to serve.\n" \
> >    "Many optional parameters are supported, see
nbdkit-vddk-plugin(3)."
> > 
> >  static void
> > @@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ static struct nbdkit_plugin plugin = {
> >    .config            = vddk_config,
> >    .config_complete   = vddk_config_complete,
> >    .config_help       = vddk_config_help,
> > +  .magic_config_key  = "file",
> >    .dump_plugin       = vddk_dump_plugin,
> >    .open              = vddk_open,
> >    .close             = vddk_close,
> > diff --git a/tests/test-vddk.sh b/tests/test-vddk.sh
> > index d99ebf88..6933f716 100755
> > --- a/tests/test-vddk.sh
> > +++ b/tests/test-vddk.sh
> > @@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ grep ^vddk_default_libdir= test-vddk.out
> >  # a load that we know will fail, but the important part is that
dlopen's
> >  # error message lists an absolute file even though we passed a
relative
> >  # name, showing that our shim did adjust it.
> > -nbdkit vddk libdir=.libs \
> > -  file=/dev/null --run ':' 2> test-vddk.err || :
> > +nbdkit vddk libdir=.libs /dev/null --run ':' 2>
test-vddk.err || :
> >  cat test-vddk.err
> > 
> >  grep '/.libs/nosuch' test-vddk.err
> 
> Yup, this is fine, ACK.
Actually it doesn't apply - maybe depends on something else?

Anyway the change itself is still fine.

Rich.

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