linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 49/49] Staging: hv: vmbus: Increase the timeout value in vmbus_request

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Message-ID: <20110607212800.GA3331@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:28:00 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
	"Abhishek Kane (Mindtree Consulting PVT LTD)" 
	<v-abkane@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 49/49] Staging: hv: vmbus: Increase the timeout value in
 vmbus_request_offers()

On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 09:20:16PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@...ah.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 4:45 PM
> > To: KY Srinivasan
> > Cc: gregkh@...e.de; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> > devel@...uxdriverproject.org; virtualization@...ts.osdl.org; Haiyang Zhang;
> > Abhishek Kane (Mindtree Consulting PVT LTD)
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 49/49] Staging: hv: vmbus: Increase the timeout value in
> > vmbus_request_offers()
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 03:50:13PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > > Increase the timeout value in vmbus_request_offers().
> > 
> > Why?  What does this solve/fix/prevent?
> 
> On some very loaded systems, when we tested the 1 second timeout that
> we had prior to this patch was insufficient. So I bumped it to 5 seconds.

Ok, then this should be something that goes into 3.0 and older kernels,
right?

If so, please say so, with this type of description, when you submit it.

Remember, don't say only what you did in the changelog comment, but why
you did it if it's not obvious (and it wasn't here.)

Care to resend this one with this information?

thanks,

greg k-h
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