Re: [DRBD-user] [PATCH] xen-blkback: Switch to closed state after releasing the backing device

From: Valentin Vidic
Date: Mon Sep 10 2018 - 12:18:40 EST


On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 05:00:58PM +0200, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> I can try to take a look at this and attempt to make sure the state is
> only changed to closed in blkback _after_ the device has been
> released, but it might take me a couple of days to get you a patch.

Thanks, I have two test nodes now where I can try different approaches.

> I'm afraid that other hotplug scripts will also have issues with such
> behavior, and we shouldn't force all users of hotplug scripts to add
> such workarounds.

True, iSCSI and other "network" disks might have similar problems.

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Valentin