Train release notes: deprecated option show_multiple_locations missing?

Eugen Block eblock at nde.ag
Thu Feb 27 14:15:42 UTC 2020


Thank you for the confirmation, Brain.

> No, you didn't miss anything.  We didn't include anything in the  
> Train release notes because there was nothing new to report, and we  
> didn't want to clutter up the release notes with a non-announcement.  
>  In retrospect, though, it might have been a good idea to continue  
> the series of non-announcements.

I entirely understand the non-cluttering approach, and if you have  
stumbled across this before you'll probably find the solution quickly  
again. On the other hand the non-announcements would at least deliver  
some kind of consistency. ;-)


Zitat von Brian Rosmaita <rosmaita.fossdev at gmail.com>:

> On 2/27/20 5:55 AM, Eugen Block wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm currently evaluating our new OpenStack environment (Train),  
>> testing the usual scenarios. In the past I've had issues with nova  
>> and rbd backend, when the compute nodes used to download rbd images  
>> just to re-import them back to the ceph cluster instead of simply  
>> cloning an image.
>>
>> The cause was the show_multiple_locations option that was marked  
>> deprecated since Pike but in fact it's still necessary. The release  
>> notes of Pike, Queens, Rocky and Stein all mention that the  
>> workaround is still required:
>>
>>> The show_multiple_locations configuration option remains  
>>> deprecated in this release, but it has not been removed. > (It had  
>>> been scheduled for removal in the Pike release.) Please keep a  
>>> watch on the Glance release notes and the > glance-specs  
>>> repository to stay informed about developments on this issue.
>>
>> The Train release notes don't mention this option anymore but my  
>> tests show that it's still required to avoid unnecessary rbd  
>> exports/imports.
>
> You are correct, the option has not been removed and the workaround  
> is still required.
>
>> Maybe the release notes for Train should be updated to cover this  
>> issue. In case I missed any further information that already  
>> addresses this I apologize.
>
> No, you didn't miss anything.  We didn't include anything in the  
> Train release notes because there was nothing new to report, and we  
> didn't want to clutter up the release notes with a non-announcement.  
>  In retrospect, though, it might have been a good idea to continue  
> the series of non-announcements.
>
>> Best regards,
>> Eugen
>>
>>






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