On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 5:14 AM, Ori Mamluk <omam...@zerto.com> wrote: > On 03/03/2012 13:46, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote: >> >> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Ori Mamluk<omam...@zerto.com> wrote: >>> >>> I think the BlockFilter direction goes very well with our plans for a >>> replication module. >>> I guess it would take some discussions and time to form a solid layer for >>> the BlockFilters, and I'd like to move ahead in parallel with the >>> replication module. >> >> Will the replicatoin module still use a custom network protocol or do >> you plan to implement the in-process NBD server? >> >> I have added the in-process NBD server idea to the Google Summer of >> Code 2012 project ideas page. Perhaps students will be interested in >> implementing it this summer. But if you are already working on it I >> can remove the idea, please let me know. >> >> Thanks, >> Stefan > > I prefer not to do it as NBD server, mainly because NBD by definition > requires a port per volume and I think it will pose a management overhead. > So my current plan is a custom protocol - but it's still TBD.
Okay, in that case I'll leave the GSoC project because the in-process NBD server is a useful feature to have in the future. Stefan
