linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] NFSv4: Use exponential backoff delay for Ni

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Message-ID: <916743278.65.1366903701195.JavaMail.root@thunderbeast.private.linuxbox.com>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:28:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Matt W. Benjamin" <matt@...uxbox.com>
To:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
Cc:	David Wysochanski <dwysocha@...hat.com>,
	Dave Chiluk <chiluk@...onical.com>, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bfields@...ldses.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NFSv4: Use exponential backoff delay for Ni

Hi,

Just to clarify, the IBM delay behavior is not legal?

Matt

----- "Trond Myklebust" <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com> wrote:

> 
> OK, then. Now all I need is actual motivation for changing the
> existing
> code other than handwaving arguments about "polling is better than
> flat
> waits".
> What actual use cases are impacting us now, other than the AIX design
> decision to force CLOSE to retry at least once before succeeding?
> 


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