linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] xen/blkfront: cleanup stale persistent grants

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Date:   Wed, 8 Aug 2018 17:23:13 +0200
From:   Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@...rix.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
        <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
        <axboe@...nel.dk>, <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] xen/blkfront: cleanup stale persistent grants

On Wed, Aug 08, 2018 at 04:25:25PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> Add a periodic cleanup function to remove old persistent grants which
> are no longer in use on the backend side. This avoids starvation in
> case there are lots of persistent grants for a device which no longer
> is involved in I/O business.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>

Reviewed-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@...rix.com>

Thanks, Roger.