Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 2/2] rbd: link and load librbd dynamically

[Anthony Liguori]

Sage Weil <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Anthony, Stefan, Paolo,
>
> [Resurrecting an old thread, here!]
>
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 Anthony Liguori wrote:
>
> Has any progress been made toward a generic dynamic linking solution for 
> block drivers?  It is a conceptually simple change, but non-trivial for 
> anyone unfamiliar with the build system.

There are patches on the list in fact.

> In the mean time, the inability to dynamically link librbd is continuing 
> to cause significant pain for distro users.  Would you consider merging 
> the rbd-specific linking as an interim solution until something is 
> generically available to qemu?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>
> sage