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

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Message-ID: <6E21E5352C11B742B20C142EB499E0480813DCA5@TK5EX14MBXC122.redmond.corp.microsoft.com>
Date:	Tue, 7 Jun 2011 21:39:52 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
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()



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...e.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:28 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: Greg KH; 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 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?

Will do.

Thanks,

K. Y

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