Add the virt-sparsify --tmp option.
This works in two ways. Either you can specify a temporary directory,
in which case it's just the same as setting $TMPDIR before:
virt-sparsify indisk outdisk --tmp /var/tmp
Or, as a new feature, you can specify a block device which is directly
used (and OVERWRITTEN):
virt-sparsify indisk outdisk --tmp /dev/sdX
This is useful for oVirt nodes, where there is limited temporary
space, but a block device can be assigned to the node.
In both cases it is only used in copying mode. In-place
sparsification doesn't require large amounts of temporary space.
---
sparsify/cmdline.ml | 12 +++++-
sparsify/copying.ml | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
sparsify/sparsify.ml | 4 +-
sparsify/virt-sparsify.pod | 23 ++++++++++-
4 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sparsify/cmdline.ml b/sparsify/cmdline.ml
index c96de57..01f66f1 100644
--- a/sparsify/cmdline.ml
+++ b/sparsify/cmdline.ml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ let prog = Filename.basename Sys.executable_name
let error ?exit_code fs = error ~prog ?exit_code fs
type mode_t =
-| Mode_copying of string * check_t * bool * string option * string option
+| Mode_copying of string * check_t * bool * string option * string option *
+ string option
| Mode_in_place
and check_t = [`Ignore|`Continue|`Warn|`Fail]
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ let parse_cmdline () =
let machine_readable = ref false in
let option = ref "" in
let quiet = ref false in
+ let tmp = ref "" in
let verbose = ref false in
let trace = ref false in
let zeroes = ref [] in
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ let parse_cmdline () =
"-o", Arg.Set_string option, s_"option" ^ "
" ^ s_"Add qemu-img options";
"-q", Arg.Set quiet, " " ^ s_"Quiet
output";
"--quiet", Arg.Set quiet, ditto;
+ "--tmp", Arg.Set_string tmp, s_"block|dir" ^ "
" ^ s_"Set temporary block device or directory";
"-v", Arg.Set verbose, " " ^ s_"Enable
debugging messages";
"--verbose", Arg.Set verbose, ditto;
"-V", Arg.Unit display_version, " " ^ s_"Display
version and exit";
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ read the man page virt-sparsify(1).
let machine_readable = !machine_readable in
let option = match !option with "" -> None | str -> Some str in
let quiet = !quiet in
+ let tmp = match !tmp with "" -> None | str -> Some str in
let verbose = !verbose in
let trace = !trace in
let zeroes = List.rev !zeroes in
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ read the man page virt-sparsify(1).
printf "zero\n";
printf "check-tmpdir\n";
printf "in-place\n";
+ printf "tmp-option\n";
let g = new G.guestfs () in
g#add_drive "/dev/null";
g#launch ();
@@ -186,12 +191,15 @@ read the man page virt-sparsify(1).
if option <> None then
error (f_"you cannot use --in-place and -o options together");
+ if tmp <> None then
+ error (f_"you cannot use --in-place and --tmp options together");
+
indisk
) in
let mode =
if not in_place then
- Mode_copying (outdisk, check_tmpdir, compress, convert, option)
+ Mode_copying (outdisk, check_tmpdir, compress, convert, option, tmp)
else
Mode_in_place in
diff --git a/sparsify/copying.ml b/sparsify/copying.ml
index 5123bc2..5afb22f 100644
--- a/sparsify/copying.ml
+++ b/sparsify/copying.ml
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ open Cmdline
external statvfs_free_space : string -> int64 =
"virt_sparsify_statvfs_free_space"
+type tmp_place = Directory of string | Block_device of string
+
let run indisk outdisk check_tmpdir compress convert
- format ignores machine_readable option quiet verbose trace zeroes =
+ format ignores machine_readable option tmp_param
+ quiet verbose trace zeroes =
(* Once we have got past argument parsing and start to create
* temporary files (including the potentially massive overlay file), we
@@ -65,20 +68,30 @@ let run indisk outdisk check_tmpdir compress convert
if output_format = "raw" && compress then
error (f_"--compress cannot be used for raw output. Remove this option or use
--convert qcow2.");
- (* Get virtual size of the input disk. *)
- let virtual_size = (new G.guestfs ())#disk_virtual_size indisk in
- if not quiet then
- printf (f_"Input disk virtual size = %Ld bytes (%s)\n%!")
- virtual_size (human_size virtual_size);
+ (* Use TMPDIR or --tmp parameter? *)
+ let tmp_place =
+ match tmp_param with
+ | None -> Directory Filename.temp_dir_name (* $TMPDIR or /tmp *)
+ | Some dir when is_directory dir -> Directory dir
+ | Some dev when is_block_device dev -> Block_device dev
+ | Some path ->
+ error (f_"--tmp parameter must point to a directory or a block device")
in
- (* Check there is enough space in $TMPDIR. *)
- let tmpdir = Filename.temp_dir_name in
+ (* Check there is enough space in temporary directory. *)
+ (match tmp_place with
+ | Block_device _ -> ()
+ | Directory tmpdir ->
+ (* Get virtual size of the input disk. *)
+ let virtual_size = (new G.guestfs ())#disk_virtual_size indisk in
+ if not quiet then
+ printf (f_"Input disk virtual size = %Ld bytes (%s)\n%!")
+ virtual_size (human_size virtual_size);
- let print_warning () =
- let free_space = statvfs_free_space tmpdir in
- let extra_needed = virtual_size -^ free_space in
- if extra_needed > 0L then (
- eprintf (f_"\
+ let print_warning () =
+ let free_space = statvfs_free_space tmpdir in
+ let extra_needed = virtual_size -^ free_space in
+ if extra_needed > 0L then (
+ eprintf (f_"\
WARNING: There may not be enough free space on %s.
You may need to set TMPDIR to point to a directory with more free space.
@@ -92,34 +105,47 @@ You can ignore this warning or change it to a hard failure using the
--check-tmpdir=(ignore|continue|warn|fail) option. See virt-sparsify(1).
%!")
- tmpdir (human_size virtual_size)
- (human_size free_space) (human_size extra_needed);
- true
- ) else false
- in
+ tmpdir (human_size virtual_size)
+ (human_size free_space) (human_size extra_needed);
+ true
+ ) else false
+ in
- (match check_tmpdir with
- | `Ignore -> ()
- | `Continue -> ignore (print_warning ())
- | `Warn ->
- if print_warning () then (
- eprintf "Press RETURN to continue or ^C to quit.\n%!";
- ignore (read_line ())
- );
- | `Fail ->
- if print_warning () then (
- eprintf "Exiting because --check-tmpdir=fail was set.\n%!";
- exit 2
- )
+ match check_tmpdir with
+ | `Ignore -> ()
+ | `Continue -> ignore (print_warning ())
+ | `Warn ->
+ if print_warning () then (
+ eprintf "Press RETURN to continue or ^C to quit.\n%!";
+ ignore (read_line ())
+ );
+ | `Fail ->
+ if print_warning () then (
+ eprintf "Exiting because --check-tmpdir=fail was set.\n%!";
+ exit 2
+ )
);
- if not quiet then
- printf (f_"Create overlay file in %s to protect source disk ...\n%!")
tmpdir;
-
(* Create the temporary overlay file. *)
let overlaydisk =
- let tmp = Filename.temp_file "sparsify" ".qcow2" in
- unlink_on_exit tmp;
+ if not quiet then (
+ match tmp_place with
+ | Directory tmpdir ->
+ printf (f_"Create overlay file in %s to protect source disk ...\n%!")
+ tmpdir
+ | Block_device device ->
+ printf (f_"Create overlay device %s to protect source disk ...\n%!")
+ device
+ );
+
+ let tmp =
+ match tmp_place with
+ | Directory temp_dir ->
+ let tmp = Filename.temp_file ~temp_dir "sparsify" ".qcow2"
in
+ unlink_on_exit tmp;
+ tmp
+
+ | Block_device device -> device in
(* Create it with the indisk as the backing file. *)
(* XXX Old code used to:
diff --git a/sparsify/sparsify.ml b/sparsify/sparsify.ml
index f148296..529a054 100644
--- a/sparsify/sparsify.ml
+++ b/sparsify/sparsify.ml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ let rec main () =
parse_cmdline () in
(match mode with
- | Mode_copying (outdisk, check_tmpdir, compress, convert, option) ->
+ | Mode_copying (outdisk, check_tmpdir, compress, convert, option, tmp) ->
Copying.run indisk outdisk check_tmpdir compress convert
- format ignores machine_readable option quiet verbose trace zeroes
+ format ignores machine_readable option tmp quiet verbose trace zeroes
| Mode_in_place ->
In_place.run indisk format ignores machine_readable
quiet verbose trace zeroes
diff --git a/sparsify/virt-sparsify.pod b/sparsify/virt-sparsify.pod
index 5573c95..3aac096 100644
--- a/sparsify/virt-sparsify.pod
+++ b/sparsify/virt-sparsify.pod
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ Display help.
=item B<--check-tmpdir=fail>
-Check if L</TMPDIR> has enough space to complete the operation. This
-is just an estimate.
+Check if L</TMPDIR> or I<--tmp> directory has enough space to complete
+the operation. This is just an estimate.
If the check indicates a problem, then you can either:
@@ -246,6 +246,22 @@ You cannot use this option and I<--in-place> together.
This disables progress bars and other unnecessary output.
+=item B<--tmp> block_device
+
+=item B<--tmp> dir
+
+In copying mode only, use the named device, directory or filename as
+the location of the temporary overlay (see also L</TMPDIR> below).
+
+If the parameter given is a block device, then the block device is
+written to directly.
+B<Note this erases the existing contents of the block device>.
+
+If the parameter is a directory, then this is the same as setting the
+L</TMPDIR> environment variable.
+
+You cannot use this option and I<--in-place> together.
+
=item B<-v>
=item B<--verbose>
@@ -358,6 +374,9 @@ See L<guestfs(3)/WINDOWS HIBERNATION AND WINDOWS 8 FAST
STARTUP>.
Location of the temporary directory used for the potentially large
temporary overlay file.
+In virt-sparsify E<ge> 1.28, you can override this environment
+variable using the I<--tmp> option.
+
You should ensure there is enough free space in the worst case for a
full copy of the source disk (I<virtual> size), or else set C<$TMPDIR>
to point to another directory that has enough space.
--
1.9.0