Re: [PATCHv3 0/2] target: make location of /var/targets configurable

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On 04/14/2016 06:18 PM, Lee Duncan wrote:
> These patches make the location of "/var/target" configurable,
> though it still defauls to "/var/target".
> 
> This "target database directory" can only be changed
> after the target_core_mod loads but before any
> fabric drivers are loaded, and must be the pathname
> of an existing directory.
> 
> This configuration is accomplished via the configfs
> top-level target attribute "dbroot", i.e. dumping
> out "/sys/kernel/config/target/dbroot" will normally
> return "/var/target". Writing to this attribute
> changes the loation where the kernel looks for the
> target database.
> 
> The first patch creates this configurable value for
> the "dbroot", and the second patch modifies users
> of this directory to use this new attribute.
> 
> Changes from v2:
>  * Add locking around access to target driver list
> 
> Changes from v1:
>  * Only allow changing target DB root before it
>    can be used by others
>  * Validate that new DB root is a valid directory
> 
> Lee Duncan (2):
>   target: make target db location configurable
>   target: use new "dbroot" target attribute
> 
>  drivers/target/target_core_alua.c     |  6 ++--
>  drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/target/target_core_internal.h |  6 ++++
>  drivers/target/target_core_pr.c       |  2 +-
>  4 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 

Ping?
-- 
Lee Duncan

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