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From: Keir Fraser <keir.xen@gmail.com>
To: 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 08:27:25 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <C9ACBC6D.151DE%keir.xen@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AEC6C66638C05B468B556EA548C1A77D01CC816F@trantor>

On 21/03/2011 05:30, "James Harper" <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> 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.

 -- Keir

> Thanks
> 
> James
> 
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-03-21  8:27 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 [this message]
2011-03-21 13:42   ` Paolo Bonzini

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