[Libguestfs] [nbdkit PATCH 1/2] todo: More items
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake(a)redhat.com>
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TODO | 15 ++++++++++++++-
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@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ General ideas for improvements
* Limit number of incoming connections (like qemu-nbd -e).
+* Async callbacks. The current parallel support requires one thread
+ per pending message; a solution with fewer threads would split
+ low-level code between request and response, where the callback has
+ to inform nbdkit when the response is ready:
+ https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2018-January/msg00149.html
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+* More NBD protocol features. Qemu has implemented Structured Replies,
+ which allows for more efficient serving of sparse files. Also in
+ the upstream pipeline: proposals for block status and online resize.
+
Suggestions for plugins
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@@ -37,7 +47,10 @@ directed to qemu-nbd for these use cases.
Suggestions for filters
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-* injecting artificial errors for testing clients
+* injecting artificial errors or otherwise masking plugin features
+ (such as hiding zero support) for testing clients
+
+* logging all client commands
nbdkit-cache-filter needs considerable work:
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