[stgt] backing-store options

ronnie sahlberg ronniesahlberg at gmail.com
Fri Oct 4 22:53:31 CEST 2013


The --iscsi parameter takes '=' between name and value and ',' between
the pairs.
Can we use the same '=' , ',' here too ?

See iscsi_param_parse_portals()



On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh at panasas.com> wrote:
> On 10/03/2013 06:50 PM, Dan Mick wrote:
>>
>> I was thinking only one value, and I know it can't include comma (the
>> way tgtadm sends options), but otherwise it's freeform.  (Actually there
>> might be other illegal chars; I should find out and specify.)
>>
>> I was thinking of using it like "-o value --longopt=value" etc., but, as
>> it's freeform, backends can do whatever they like.
>>
>> Or we could provide some more mechanism, but I figured since I'm the one
>> who wants it, I might be the only one who ever does.
>>
>
> I have two values that I need now if you do --longopt=value then it will
> need to be for me something like:
>         --longopt=name1:value1;name2:value2
> Where ":" separates between the name and value. And ";" separates between
> pairs.
> (Again what I have now is all ontop of --backing-store)
>
> [BTW: "--bstype=VALUE" but "--backing-store VALUE" without the "=", so you
>  can go either way]
>
> If you have the one value then do it like that. Just specify somewhere
> what are the illegal chars like you said ",".
>
> BTW: I do not think the coma parsing in tgt will interfere here because
> it will be a different case I think. (Haven't look at that code for so
> long)
>
> Thanks
> Boaz
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