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

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Date:	Thu, 8 Oct 2015 14:40:57 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
CC:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 01/10] Drivers: hv: util: Increase the timeout for util
 services



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olaf Hering [mailto:olaf@...fle.de]
> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 6:24 AM
> To: KY 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?

Checked with the host guys and it looks like host sets up a 60 
second timeout for each transaction and if it times out; it may retry.

Anything below 60 seconds should work for us.

I will add this to the commit log.

K. Y 
> 
> Olaf