linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10] Drivers: hv: util: Increase the timeout for util services

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Message-ID: <20151008132350.GA30969@aepfle.de>
Date:	Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:23:50 +0200
From:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
To:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, apw@...onical.com,
	vkuznets@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] Drivers: hv: util: Increase the timeout for util
 services

On Wed, Oct 07, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:

> Util services such as KVP and FCOPY need assistance from daemon's running
> in user space. Increase the timeout so we don't prematurely terminate
> the transaction in the kernel.

Is this an arbitrary number, or does the host allow such a large delay
for the response?

Olaf
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