On Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:47:59 -0500 Stéphane Graber <stgra...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On 12/07/2012 12:25 PM, Serge Hallyn wrote: > > Quoting Stéphane Graber (stgra...@ubuntu.com): > > ... > >> - get_version() (not container specific) > >> - get_lxc_path() (not container specific) > >> Returns the storage path for the containers. > >> Defaults to LXCPATH. > >> - set_lxc_path(path) (not container specific) > >> > >> > >> Looking at my todolist for this cycle, the highest priority ones > >> for me would be: > >> 1) get_lxc_path() > >> 2) set_lxc_path() > >> 3) get_cgroup_item() > >> 4) set_cgroup_item() > > > > How would set_lxc_path() work? Would all the lxc code be switched > > to check /etc/default/lxc.conf for the value, and autoconf would > > only fill in the value in that file? > > So I think we should split the implementation in two: > 1) Stop hardcoding LXCPATH in all the C code, instead make it default > to LXCPATH and overrideable by the set_lxc_path() call. > 2) Discuss implementing a system wide, not container specific, lxc > configuration file to be used by all distros in a format that's easily > parsable. For 2, doesn't f0e592fc do that? > Implementing 1) will make it easy for individual commands like > lxc-list to implement an extra argument letting the user override the > lookup path. It'll also make it much easier to deal with lxc being > run as a user at some point in the future. > > Obviously, once we have that, some people will want to change the > default lookup location in one place and have all the commands use > that path. That's where we need 2) so that we can store that kind of > settings in a way that's not distro-specific and have all the tools > in all the different languages to parse that file. > > > -serge > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Lxc-devel mailing list Lxc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-devel
