linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] xen-blkfront: handle backend CLOSED without CLOSING

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Message-ID: <506EC79D.5080206@citrix.com>
Date:	Fri, 5 Oct 2012 12:42:21 +0100
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
CC:	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] xen-blkfront: handle backend CLOSED without CLOSING

On 02/10/12 21:02, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 01, 2012 at 06:19:19PM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
>> On 25/09/12 18:53, David Vrabel wrote:
>>> On 21/09/12 17:04, David Vrabel wrote:
>>>> From: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
>>>>
>>>> Backend drivers shouldn't transistion to CLOSED unless the frontend is
>>>> CLOSED.  If a backend does transition to CLOSED too soon then the
>>>> frontend may not see the CLOSING state and will not properly shutdown.
>>>>
>>>> So, treat an unexpected backend CLOSED state the same as CLOSING.
>>>
>>> Didn't handle the frontend block device being mounted. Updated patch here.
>>
>> Konrad, can you ack this updated patch if you're happy with it.
> 
> Acked-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
> 
> Or should I just carry it in my for-jens-3.7 bug-fixes queue and ask
> Jen to pull it once rc0 is out?

This seems easiest, if Jan is happy with the patch.

Thanks.

David
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