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Up till now we only had copy-on-write for cloning from snapshot. This
change optionally allows clone from volume to use copy-on-write
instead of a doing a full copy each time. This should increase speed
and reduce nearterm storage consumtion but could introduce some new
risks e.g. excessively long clone chains and flatten storms. To avoid
this, a new config option has been providedons are provided -
rbd_max_clone_depth - which allows the user to limit the depth of a
chain of clones i.e.
a->b->c->d as opposed to a->b
->c
->d
This will avoid flatten storms by breaking chains as they are formed
and at an early, predefined stage.
A second option - rbd_clone_from_volume_force_copy - allows the user
to use a full copy as before i.e. disable COW for volume clones.
Implements: blueprint use-copy-on-write-for-all-volume-cloning
Fixes: bug #1209199
Change-Id: Ia4a8a10c797cda2cf1ef3a2e9bd49f8c084ec977
The Choose Your Own Adventure README for Cinder
You have come across a storage service for an open cloud computing service. It has identified itself as "Cinder." It was abstracted from the Nova project.
To monitor it from a distance: follow @openstack on twitter.
To tame it for use in your own cloud: read http://docs.openstack.org
To study its anatomy: read http://cinder.openstack.org
To dissect it in detail: visit http://github.com/openstack/cinder
To taunt it with its weaknesses: use http://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder
To watch it: http://jenkins.openstack.org
To hack at it: read HACKING.rst