linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] Add timeout feature

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Message-ID: <35472.1222432525@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:35:25 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Takashi Sato <t-sato@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@...hat.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	dm-devel@...hat.com, viro@...IV.linux.org.uk,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, xfs@....sgi.com, axboe@...nel.dk,
	mtk.manpages@...glemail.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Add timeout feature

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:52:35 +0900, Takashi Sato said:

(Sorry, am reading the threads out of temporal sequence....)

> I think that your concern is that the freezer cannot recognize the occurrence
> of a timeout and it continues the backup process and the backup data is
> corrupted finally.
> If the freezer can recognize it by the unfreeze ioctl's errono, will your concern
>  be solved?
> If so, I will implement it.

That would also address my concerns about merging patches 8 and 10 of the
other patch series (because patch 10 wouldn't be needed then)...


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