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From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: force option of xm block-detach
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:42:22 +0100
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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