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DateWed, 25 Jun 2003 13:48:16 -0400 (EDT)
FromPaul Clements <>
SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] nbd driver for 2.5+: fix locking issues with ioctl UI
Lou,

a few comments on the patch...


On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Lou Langholtz wrote:
> Please review and comment...
>
> This is the sixth patch to the NBD driver and it fixes a variety of 
> outstanding locking issues with the ioctl user interface. This patch 

This patch introduces a locking hierarchy between the lo->tx_lock and
lo->queue_lock. The existing driver does not have this limitation.
I would feel a lot better about this patch if you were to recode it
to avoid this.

Also, I noticed that you've removed the forcible shutdown of the
socket at the end of NBD_DO_IT. Was there a particular reason for
that?


> ... the new NBD_DO_IT style interface 
> could be introduced instead as another ioctl completely and these 3 
> ioctls could be maintained for backward compatibility for a while 
> longer. 

It would be really nice if the driver remained (as much as
possible) compatible with the 2.4 version...unless you have
a really good reason to break things... :)

--
Paul

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