linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] SUNRPC: Ensure the server closes sockets in a timely fashion

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Date:	Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:08:16 -0500
From:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
To:	Tom Tucker <tom@...ngridcomputing.com>
Cc:	Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	Max Kellermann <mk@...all.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	gcosta@...hat.com, Grant Coady <grant_lkml@...o.com.au>,
	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] SUNRPC: Ensure the server closes sockets in a
 timely fashion

On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 09:27 -0600, Tom Tucker wrote:
> > +	if (!test_bit(XPT_LISTENER, &xprt->xpt_flags))
> > +		kernel_sock_shutdown(svsk->sk_sock, SHUT_RDWR);
> 
> How is this different than what happens as an artifact of sock_release?

The point is that it is independent of whether or not something is
holding a reference to the svc_sock.

-- 
Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer

NetApp
Trond.Myklebust@...app.com
www.netapp.com
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