RE: [[PATCH v1] 25/37] [CIFS] SMBD: Support SMBD idle connection timer

[Tom Talpey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-cifs-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cifs-
> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Long Li
> Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 4:11 PM
> To: Steve French <sfrench@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-cifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; samba-
> technical@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Long Li <longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [[PATCH v1] 25/37] [CIFS] SMBD: Support SMBD idle connection timer
> 
> +static int keep_alive_interval = 120;

This is the recommended value, but not the only possibility.

> @@ -1348,6 +1369,10 @@ struct cifs_rdma_info* cifs_create_rdma_session(
>         init_waitqueue_head(&info->wait_send_queue);
>         init_waitqueue_head(&info->wait_reassembly_queue);
> 
> +       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&info->idle_timer_work, idle_connection_timer);
> +       schedule_delayed_work(&info->idle_timer_work,
> +               info->keep_alive_interval*HZ);
> +

This initialization is ok, but the timer should be rescheduled (extended) any time
any packet is sent. There is no need to perform keepalives on an active SMB Direct
connection.

Tom.