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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:32:47 -0500 From: Jarod Wilson <jwilson@...hat.com> To: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de> CC: linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] firewire: fw-sbp2: logout and login after failed reconnect Stefan Richter wrote: > If fw-sbp2 was too late with requesting the reconnect, the target would > reject this. In this case, log out before attempting the reconnect. > Else several firmwares will deny the re-login because they somehow > didn't invalidate the old login. > > Also, don't retry reconnects in this situation. The retries won't > succeed either. > > These changes improve chances for successful re-login and shorten the > period during which the logical unit is inaccessible. > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de> Good stuff, easy to see how these will help our chances. Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jwilson@...hat.com> -- Jarod Wilson jwilson@...hat.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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