The URL that we will go with is "http://ovirt.org/vm/tune";.
The address is self explainable, it will contain vm tunable parameters and 
refer to a web page explaining the parameters.

10x.

> > ----- Forwarded Message -----
> > > From: "Dan Kenigsberg" <dan...@redhat.com>
> > > To: "Kobi Ianko" <k...@redhat.com>
> > > Cc: devel@ovirt.org
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 2:16:43 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [ovirt-devel] discussion: URI format for libvirt metadata
> > > 
> > > On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 01:10:22PM -0400, Kobi Ianko wrote:
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > In the upcoming changes we have decided to use the Metadata section of
> > > > libvirt to store temporary data. (see
> > > > http://libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt.html#virDomainGetMetadata)
> > > > For that the libvirt api forces us to specify a valid URI.
> > > > 
> > > > I have suggested using the following pattern:
> > > > "http://ovirt.org/param/param_name";
> > > > 
> > > > pro: it's very simple and straightforward.
> > > > con: it leads to nowhere and I don't think we should create a web
> > > > reference
> > > > for each param.
> > > > 
> > > > I would like to hear other suggestions from you all
> > > 
> > > According to
> > > http://libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt.html#virDomainSetMetadata
> > > """
> > >  ... VIR_DOMAIN_METADATA_ELEMENT @metadata must be well-formed XML
> > >  belonging
> > >  to namespace defined by @uri with local name @key.
> > > """
> > > so there is no doubt that we must have a properly-defined namespace on
> > > the
> > > URI.
> > > 
> > > Beyond that, lacking a wiki page explaining the the key, means that a
> > > reviewer knows nothing about what is this param, what are its valid
> > > values, or how oVirt is using it.
> > > 
> > > Nothing makes sure that no one else in oVirt decides to use the
> > > same param for something else.
> > > 
> > > It is important to explain that the params that you suggest are going to
> > > be used for communication beween Vdsm and MoM, and that this param is a
> > > vm-specific entity. http://ovirt.org/param/name seems like a parameter
> > > of ovirt at large, not the CPU of a particular VM.
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Dan.
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> > > 
> > 
> 
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