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RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Use a consistent directory for dumps

To: "Akio Takebe" <takebe_akio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Jeremy Katz" <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Use a consistent directory for dumps
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:32:11 +0100
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Use a consistent directory for dumps
> >Instead of scattering xen bits all across the filesystem, we should
try
> >to be a bit more consistent.  This makes the default location for
> >dumps /var/lib/xen/dump instead of /var/xen/dump as nothing else is
> >using /var/xen
> >
> I agree your patch.
> 
> But I have one comment. DomU dumpfile is big,
> so I think better that we can specify the default directory
> in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp.
> How about you?

That's a great idea. Allowing override in the guest config file wouldn't
be a bad idea either.

Ian

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