Description of problem: Revert "qemu-block: deprecated/defunct, remove from tree" qemu-block xlator addesses the file snapshots for the block store requirements. This xlator exposes a qcow2 file as a raw file for client, also play a key role in achieving file snapshots feature in gluster (qcow2 based) both internal and external. Someone like a tcmu-runner (service which exposes a file in userspace as a iSCSI block backend, intern taking support of tcmu kernel module) who can communicate with gluster using gfapi can take qemu-block xlator advantage. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): mainline
REVIEW: http://review.gluster.org/15588 (file snapshots: qemu-block: back to life) posted (#1) for review on master by Prasanna Kumar Kalever (pkalever)
REVIEW: http://review.gluster.org/15589 (Revert "qemu-block: mop leftover code") posted (#1) for review on master by Prasanna Kumar Kalever (pkalever)
Please create a feature page for this, or start a discussion on gluster-devel (and link the page/thread here).
This is not needed anymore, gluster-block decide to solve the snapshots with qemu-tcmu