This feature allows you to use different image formats for the fixed appliance. The raw format is used by default.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Butsykin <pbutsykin(a)virtuozzo.com&gt; --- lib/launch-direct.c | 2 ++ lib/launch-libvirt.c | 19 ++++++++++++------- m4/guestfs_appliance.m4 | 11 +++++++++++ 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/launch-direct.c b/lib/launch-direct.c index 0be662e25..b9b54857a 100644 --- a/lib/launch-direct.c +++ b/lib/launch-direct.c @@ -592,7 +592,9 @@ launch_direct (guestfs_h *g, void *datav, const char *arg) append_list ("id=appliance"); append_list ("cache=unsafe"); append_list ("if=none"); +#ifndef APPLIANCE_FMT_AUTO append_list ("format=raw"); +#endif } end_list (); start_list ("-device") { append_list ("scsi-hd"); diff --git a/lib/launch-libvirt.c b/lib/launch-libvirt.c index 4adb2cfb3..030ea6911 100644 --- a/lib/launch-libvirt.c +++ b/lib/launch-libvirt.c @@ -212,9 +212,10 @@ get_source_format_or_autodetect (guestfs_h *g, struct drive *drv) /** * Create a qcow2 format overlay, with the given C<backing_drive> - * (file). The C<format> parameter, which must be non-NULL, is the - * backing file format. This is used to create the appliance overlay, - * and also for read-only drives. + * (file). The C<format> parameter is the backing file format. + * The C<format> parameter can be NULL, in this case the backing + * format will be determined automatically. This is used to create + * the appliance overlay, and also for read-only drives. */ static char * make_qcow2_overlay (guestfs_h *g, const char *backing_drive, @@ -223,8 +224,6 @@ make_qcow2_overlay (guestfs_h *g, const char *backing_drive, char *overlay; struct guestfs_disk_create_argv optargs; - assert (format != NULL); - if (guestfs_int_lazy_make_tmpdir (g) == -1) return NULL; @@ -232,8 +231,10 @@ make_qcow2_overlay (guestfs_h *g, const char *backing_drive, optargs.bitmask = GUESTFS_DISK_CREATE_BACKINGFILE_BITMASK; optargs.backingfile = backing_drive; - optargs.bitmask |= GUESTFS_DISK_CREATE_BACKINGFORMAT_BITMASK; - optargs.backingformat = format; + if (format) { + optargs.bitmask |= GUESTFS_DISK_CREATE_BACKINGFORMAT_BITMASK; + optargs.backingformat = format; + } if (guestfs_disk_create_argv (g, overlay, "qcow2", -1, &optargs) == -1) { free (overlay); @@ -461,7 +462,11 @@ launch_libvirt (guestfs_h *g, void *datav, const char *libvirt_uri) /* Note that appliance can be NULL if using the old-style appliance. */ if (appliance) { +#ifdef APPLIANCE_FMT_AUTO + params.appliance_overlay = make_qcow2_overlay (g, appliance, NULL); +#else params.appliance_overlay = make_qcow2_overlay (g, appliance, "raw"); +#endif if (!params.appliance_overlay) goto cleanup; } diff --git a/m4/guestfs_appliance.m4 b/m4/guestfs_appliance.m4 index 81c43879f..4e1ec8135 100644 --- a/m4/guestfs_appliance.m4 +++ b/m4/guestfs_appliance.m4 @@ -139,3 +139,14 @@ AC_SUBST([GUESTFS_DEFAULT_PATH]) AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GUESTFS_DEFAULT_PATH], ["$GUESTFS_DEFAULT_PATH"], [Define guestfs default path.]) + +AC_ARG_ENABLE([appliance-fmt-auto], + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-appliance-fmt-auto], + [enable autodetection of appliance image format @<:@default=no@:>@])], + [ENABLE_APPLIANCE_FMT_AUTO="$enableval"], + [ENABLE_APPLIANCE_FMT_AUTO=no]) + +if test "x$ENABLE_APPLIANCE_FMT_AUTO" = "xyes"; then + AC_DEFINE([APPLIANCE_FMT_AUTO], [1], + [Define to 1 if enabled autodetection of appliance image format.]) +fi -- 2.13.0 _______________________________________________ Libguestfs mailing list Libguestfs(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libguestfs