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Fixed setting unlimited maximum partition size #1142

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Fixed setting unlimited maximum partition size #1142

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@lslezak lslezak commented Apr 10, 2024

Problem

Example: Changing the default 2GB max size is not possible, it is always restored back:
agama_max_size_broken

Details

  • The problem is that the "unlimited" value is represented using the undefined value in the web UI.
  • But undefined cannot be sent over D-Bus because D-Bus does not have concept for undefined, nil or NULL values, Iin that case the MaxSize is simply missing the sent D-Bus data.
  • When the D-Bus service creates a Volume object it first initializes it with the default data from the YAML product configuration file. Then it updates the attributes using the D-Bus data. Obviously when a value is missing in the D-Bus then it keeps the default value from the config. And that's the problem.

Solution

  • Set the "unlimited" value when the MaxSize attribute is missing in the D-Bus data.

Questions

  • The fix has a drawback, the current code allows sending only partial data set and ensures the defaults from the config file are used for missing values.
  • This won't work any more for the maximum size as a missing value won't be considered as a "use the default" but as "use the unlimited size".
  • Can this have some bad consequences?
  • The code works, but is it safe in all scenarios?

Alternative Solution

  • If this fix is not correct then we should probably introduce a new key in the D-Bus data, something like MaxSizeUnlimited with true / false values which can be transferred via D-Bus...

Testing

  • Tested manually

Now it is possible to unset the maximum size:
agama_max_size_fixed

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IMHO, we can assume unlimited max size if the value does not come from D-Bus, so I think the fix is ok.

lslezak and others added 2 commits April 10, 2024 17:48
Simplify the code

Co-authored-by: José Iván López <jlopez@suse.com>
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coverage: 74.671% (+0.002%) from 74.669%
when pulling 90c13f2 on max_size_fix
into 05ea8cd on master.

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LGTM

@lslezak lslezak merged commit 67081db into master Apr 10, 2024
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@lslezak lslezak deleted the max_size_fix branch April 10, 2024 16:01
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