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



Hi,

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:06:00AM +0200, Hermann Lauer wrote:
> 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@...1994......> 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, I am working on this and hopefully have a patch at the end of
this week. If you could then test it, that would be great.

Best Regards,

Markus

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