Re: [Nbd] linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64: nbd timeout option is not working

[Hermann Lauer <Hermann.Lauer@...1489...>]

Hello All,

On Mon, Apr 06, 2015 at 07:42:32PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Control: tag -1 upstream
> Control: severity -1 important
> 
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:50:03 +0100 Hermann Lauer <Hermann.Lauer@...1489...> wrote:
> > Package: src:linux
> > Version: 3.16.7-2
> > Severity: normal
> > Tags: patch
> > 
> > Dear Maintainer,
> > 
> > the nbd timeout settings from nbd-client to the kernel is broken inside the jessie kernel.
> > This renders raid1 on top of nbd devices useless, as that device will simply hang
> > when the network connection or the nbd-server fails until the connection to
> > the nbd-server is brought back to live - clearly not what is intended with
> > using a raid1.
> > 
> > This worked in lenny and was broken since wheezy.
> > 
> > Appended is the patch obtained from the nbd subsystem maintainers list, which allows
> > me to rebuild the jessie kernel package and made it work again.
> >
> > If you need futher information or references please let me know.
> 
> Unfortunately this change has still not been committed by the nbd
> maintainers (at least, not anywhere that I can see) and we will not
> apply it until that happens.  Perhaps you can remind them that this
> problem is still unfixed?
> 
> I'm increasing severity since this is a regression.

any news on the timeout issue ? The debian kernel maintainers needs a renewed patch
committed to the kernel to fix that regression.

Of course I'm also highly interested in getting that fixed
to use online mirroring for important machines again.

I can offer again testing if that would help.

Thanks in advance,
 greetings
   Hermann

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