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Re: [Nbd] [PATCHv6] Remove NBD_OPT_BLOCK_SIZE; add specific requests to NBD_OPT_INFO



On 28 Apr 2016, at 18:09, Eric Blake <eblake@...696...> wrote:

> On 04/28/2016 10:54 AM, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
>> [...]
>>> +      request block size constraints using `NBD_INFO_BLOCK_SIZE` prior
>>> +      to entering transmission phase, because the server will be using
>>> +      non-default block sizes constraints. The server MUST NOT send this
>>> +      error if block size constraints were requested with
>>> +      `NBD_INFO_BLOCK_SIZE` with the `NBD_OPT_INFO` or `NBD_OPT_GO`
>> 
>> only NBD_OPT_GO here?
> 
> This one is correct - if the client requests NBD_INFO_BLOCK_SIZE, then
> the server MUST NOT fail with NBD_REP_ERR_BLOCK_SIZE_REQD, regardless of
> whether it was NBD_OPT_INFO or NBD_OPT_GO.  Thus,
> NBD_REP_ERR_BLOCK_SIZE_REQD can only be returned by servers in cases
> where the client used NBD_OPT_INFO or NBD_OPT_GO, but did not request
> NBD_INFO_BLOCK_SIZE.

Indeed.

> I also think we may want to add wording that when this particular error
> is returned, the server MUST first send an NBD_INFO_BLOCK_SIZE
> advertisement before the error, so that the client can have the block
> size information available without needing another round trip, in order
> for the client to make its decision on whether to include
> NBD_INFO_BLOCK_SIZE in its next request for NBD_OPT_GO or to give up now.

Whilst that wouldn't be a bad idea, I've now merged it, so it goes
in a separate commit!

--
Alex Bligh




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