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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 4/9] block: Do not blindly copy filename from


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 4/9] block: Do not blindly copy filename from file
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 14:48:19 -0600
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On 01/13/2017 02:52 PM, Max Reitz wrote:
> bdrv_refresh_filename() can do the same and it has some checks whether
> the filename can actually be inherited or not, so we can let it do its
> job in bdrv_open_inherit() after bdrv_open_common() has been called.
> 
> The only thing we need to set in bdrv_open_common() is the
> exact_filename of a BDS without an underlying file, for two reasons:
> (1) It cannot be inherited from an underlying file BDS, so it has to be
>     set somewhere.
> (2) The driver may need the filename in its bdrv_file_open()
>     implementation (format drivers do not need their own filename,
>     though they may need their file BDS's name).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Max Reitz <address@hidden>
> ---
>  block.c | 7 +++----
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

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