Re: [PATCH 0/6] xen: frontend devices should handle missed backend CLOSING

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>]

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 05:04:18PM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
> The series makes all the Xen frontend drivers handle the backend
> transitioning to CLOSED without the frontend having previously seen
> the backend in the CLOSING state.
> 
> Backends shouldn't do this but some do.  e.g., if the host is
> XenServer and the toolstack decides to do a forced shutdown of a VBD,
> then the blkfront may miss the CLOSING transition and the /dev/xvdX
> device will not be destroyed which prevents it being reused.
> 
> I have seen systems that ended up in this state but it's not clear if
> this was the actual cause.  However, I think in general it's a good
> thing to thing to improve the handling of unexpected state
> transitions.
> 
> Konrad, I've split this into a patch per frontend in case each patch
> should go via a different maintainer.  But if you'd prefer, I can roll
> this up into one patch to via your Xen tree.

I like the split-up. Can you repost them with the different maintainers
CC (scripts/get_maintainers.pl) and with Acked-by from me on them?

> 
> David