Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:06:10 -0400 | From | Ric Wheeler <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/3] Add timeout feature |
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Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 08:53:37PM +0900, Takashi Sato wrote: > >> The timeout feature is added to "freeze ioctl" to solve a deadlock >> when the freezer accesses a frozen filesystem. And new ioctl >> to reset the timeout period is added to extend the timeout period. >> For example, the freezer resets the timeout period to 10 seconds every 5 >> seconds. In this approach, even if the freezer causes a deadlock by >> accessing the frozen filesystem, it will be solved by the timeout >> in 10 seconds and the freezer will be able to recognize that >> at the next reset of timeout period. >> > > And as with all previous posting I still fundamentally disagree about > the need of this functionality. We don't need a timeout for freezing. > >
I agree with Christoph here, I think that the timeout is unneeded.
Regards,
Ric
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