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From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
To: Keir Fraser <keir.xen@gmail.com>
Cc: James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au>,
	xen devel <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
Subject: Re: force option of xm block-detach
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:42:22 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D8755BE.9010701@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <C9ACBC6D.151DE%keir.xen@gmail.com>

On 03/21/2011 09:27 AM, Keir Fraser wrote:
>> >  How does the 'force' option to block-detach differ to not using it? Can
>> >  DomU PV drivers tell if this is a forceful detach request?
>
> I believe it means after a timeout we will simply delete the xenstore info
> relating to the VBD, rather than wait an arbitrary time for the xenbus
> connection to get driven into disconnected state. Thus it's not something
> that is made visible to frontend/backend drivers.

That's correct, the drivers just see it as a transition to 
XenbusStateUnknown.

Paolo

      reply	other threads:[~2011-03-21 13:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-03-21  5:30 force option of xm block-detach James Harper
2011-03-21  8:27 ` Keir Fraser
2011-03-21 13:42   ` Paolo Bonzini [this message]

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