linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4.0 for testing] nbd: Fix timeout detection

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Date:	Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:06:52 +0200
From:	Hermann Lauer <Hermann.Lauer@....uni-heidelberg.de>
To:	Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	nbd-general@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...gutronix.de, Michal Belczyk <belczyk@....krakow.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4.0 for testing] nbd: Fix timeout detection

Hello Markus,

> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 09:35:33AM +0200, Markus Pargmann wrote:
> > At the moment the nbd timeout just detects hanging tcp operations. This
> > is not enough to detect a hanging or bad connection as expected of a
> > timeout.
> ...
> > Cc: Michal Belczyk <belczyk@....krakow.pl>
> > Cc: Hermann Lauer <Hermann.Lauer@....uni-heidelberg.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de>
> > [mpa: Backported to 4.0]
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de>
> > ---
> > 
> > This patch is only for testing at the moment. I will backport the final patch
> > for the stable tree at the end.
> 
> tested with 4.0 - timeout works as expected after
> disconnecting the ethernet.
> No hang or unexpected kernel message.

still no problems so far - may I ask if the patch made his way upstream ?
If you already submitted it, knowing the commit would be nice to tell
it to the Debian maintainers.

If you like me to do further testing, please let me know.

Thanks and greetings
  Hermann

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