Re: [PATCH 7/9] firewire: fw-sbp2: logout and login after failedreconnect

[Jarod Wilson]

Stefan Richter wrote:
> If fw-sbp2 was too late with requesting the reconnect, the target would
> reject this.  In this case, log out before attempting the reconnect.
> Else several firmwares will deny the re-login because they somehow
> didn't invalidate the old login.
>
> Also, don't retry reconnects in this situation.  The retries won't
> succeed either.
>
> These changes improve chances for successful re-login and shorten the
> period during which the logical unit is inaccessible.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Good stuff, easy to see how these will help our chances.

Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jwilson@xxxxxxxxxx>

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