linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] tools: hv: ignore ENOBUFS in the KVP daemon

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Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:13:49 +0000
From:	Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:	Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
CC:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org" 
	<driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] tools: hv: ignore ENOBUFS in the KVP daemon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vitaly Kuznetsov 
> >> --
> >>   Vitaly
> >
> > OK, I can add this new check:
> > (I'll send out the v2 tomorrow in case  people have new comments)
> >
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> > --- a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
> > +++ b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
> > @@ -1770,8 +1770,15 @@ kvp_done:
> >
> >                 len = netlink_send(fd, incoming_cn_msg);
> >                 if (len < 0) {
> > +                       int saved_errno = errno;
> >                         syslog(LOG_ERR, "net_link send failed; error: %d %s", errno,
> >                                         strerror(errno));
> > +
> > +                       if (saved_errno == ENOMEM || saved_errno ==  EAGAIN) {
> 
> Sorry for being pushy, but it seems ENOBUFS is also possible here (at
> least man sendmsg mentions it).
OK, I'll add this too. :-)

BTW, I realized sendmsg() can't return EAGAIN here as that's for non-blocking
socket.

Here I simply ignore the error, hoping the other end will re-try.

> 
> > +                               syslog(LOG_ERR, "send error: ignored");
> > +                               continue;
> > +                       }
> > +
> >                         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
> >                 }
> >         }
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -- Dexuan
> 
>   Vitaly

-- Dexuan
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