linux-kernel - Re: [Nbd] [RFC 4/4] nbd: Add support for nbd as root device

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Message-ID: <20150131144316.GA4328@EIS>
Date:	Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:43:16 +0100
From:	Andreas Klauer <Andreas.Klauer@...amorpher.de>
To:	Paul Clements <paul.clements@...sios.com>
Cc:	Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de>,
	"nbd-general@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<nbd-general@...ts.sourceforge.net>, Wouter Verhelst <w@...r.be>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [Nbd] [RFC 4/4] nbd: Add support for nbd as root device

On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 08:52:18AM -0500, Paul Clements wrote:
>    The pid is also used to break a hung connection. See nbd_xmit_timeout.

I'm using the pid to find the first free NBD device...

If it's going away I guess I'll have to stick to /proc/partitions...?
Although last time I tried, it did not work too well.

(discussion on the NBD list, March 2014, "How to find a free NBD device")

Regards
Andreas
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