linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH cifs-next] fs: cifs: make smb_echo

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Message-ID: <20121109105521.00f3c291@tlielax.poochiereds.net>
Date:	Fri, 9 Nov 2012 10:55:21 -0500
From:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
To:	Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@...onical.com>
Cc:	Steve French <sfrench@...ba.org>, linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org,
	samba-technical@...ts.samba.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH cifs-next] fs: cifs: make smb_echo_interval tunable

On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:40:37 -0600
Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@...onical.com> wrote:

> > 
> > I'm not so sure I like making this tunable...
> > 
> Ok, I saw the 'FIXME: tunable?', and thought this was something that
> could be exposed as a parameter in the future.
> 

Yeah, when I originally wrote that code I put that comment in. Since
then I think we've figured out more about how the echo facility in CIFS
should work. Making it tunable is not really a great solution. Having
the echoes better adapt to the situation would be preferable.

-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
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