[openstack-dev] [Cinder] cinder not support query volume/snapshot with regular expression

Jay Pipes jaypipes at gmail.com
Wed Apr 30 19:55:10 UTC 2014


On 04/29/2014 03:34 PM, Steven Kaufer wrote:
> Jay Pipes <jaypipes at gmail.com> wrote on 04/29/2014 02:26:42 PM:
>
>  > From: Jay Pipes <jaypipes at gmail.com>
>  > To: openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org,
>  > Date: 04/29/2014 02:27 PM
>  > Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [Cinder] cinder not support query
>  > volume/snapshot with regular expression
>  >
>  > On 04/29/2014 02:16 AM, Zhangleiqiang (Trump) wrote:
>  > > Currently, Nova API achieve this feature based on the database’s REGEX
>  > > support. Do you have advice on alternative way to achieve it?
>  >
>  > Hi Trump,
>  >
>  > Unfortunately, REGEXP support in databases is almost always ridiculously
>  > slow compared to prefix searches (WHERE col LIKE 'foo%').
>  >
>  > Lately, I've been considering that a true tagging system for Nova would
>  > allow for better-performing and more user-friendly search/winnow
>  > functions in the Nova API. I'll post a blueprint specification for this
>  > and hopefully have some time to implement in Juno...
>
> Jay,
>
> I am interested in this design, please add me as a reviewer when the
> blueprint is created.

Even better, I listed you as a co-contributor :)

https://review.openstack.org/91444

Best,
-jay



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