[CRIU] [PATCH 8/8] test: libcriu

[Pavel Emelyanov]

>>>>>> +int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>>>>>> +{
>>>>>> +    int ret;
>>>>>> +    CriuOpts opts    = CRIU_OPTS__INIT;
>>>>>> +    CriuResp *resp    = NULL;
>>>>> protobuf guarantees compatibility only for packed objects
>>>> Excuse me, could you please explain what do you mean?
>>> If you add a new field in the CriuResp protobuf, you can't be sure, that
>>> all old applications will continue work with a new CRIU binaries.
>>>
>>> Old applications was compiled with old headers, but they will load
>>> the new CRIU library.
>>
>> Oh, good point. So, I suppose, we just need to return packet resp?
> 
> So, we can't pack\unpack anything in libcriu without ruining compatibility.
> Looks like the only thing libcriu may be used for is connect to socket and
> send\recv data, without processing it. But isn't it pointless to create 
> library like this?
> I honestly can't see any further a reason to create libcriu. Maybe just let
> people use RPC?

What's wrong with getting stream from socket and unpacking it into message
right in the library? You don't have to exchange objects between criu and
library.

Thanks,
Pavel