linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nbd: correct disconnect behavior

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Date:	Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:25:44 -0400
From:	Paul Clements <paul.clements@...sios.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"nbd-general@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<nbd-general@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: correct disconnect behavior

On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:20:37 -0400 Paul Clements <paul.clements@...sios.com> wrote:
> OK, but.  "Would it be safer to clear ->disconnect in NBD_DO_IT?"

About the same in terms of safety. Both ioctls have to be called to
set up the device and neither can be called again, until the device is
reset.

> If not safer, would it be cleaner?

I don't know, seems like a toss up. NBD_SET_SOCK is the earliest place
that the socket might conceivably be usable, so I wanted to clear
disconnect there (e.g., in case an alternate/new version of NBD_DO_IT,
as has been discussed, is ever implemented).

>> > The cool kids are using bool lately ;)
>> >
>>
>> Hey, maybe I want to be able to compile with gcc 2.7.2 ? :)
>
> Sob, I miss 2.7.2.  It was a good 50% faster than the new improved
> models.  But I don't think this yearning makes us cool.

No, I think it just makes us old :)
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