Re: [Qemu-block] Quobyte Support in Qemu?

[Kevin Wolf]

Am 23.08.2016 um 08:59 hat Peter Lieven geschrieben:
> we at KAMP are currently looking into Quobyte Software Storage to extend our 
> capacity.
> 
> As they are going to release a POSIX compliant AIO API soon I wonder how the 
> policy would
> be to include a native driver for a proprietary software into Qemu?

We don't link to libraries with proprietary licenses (this includes
dynamic linking at runtime) as this would violate the GPL. For accessing
external proprietary servers, the rule is that we require a public
protocol specification and ideally at least a simple open source server
that implements this protocol for testing purposes.

Have a look at what Veritas are doing with their vxhs proposal right
now, they are coming from a similar background (except that it's their
own proprietary product).

Kevin