Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from smtp.mail.umich.edu ([141.211.14.82]:53680 "EHLO hellskitchen.mr.itd.umich.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753020Ab2AYPpl (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:41 -0500 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:39 -0500 From: Jim Rees To: Srinivas KANDAGATLA Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, mingo@redhat.com, neilb@suse.de, stuart.menefy@st.com Subject: Re: [RFC:PATCH 3.1.0] do_mount: Add mount retry option for nfs root mount. Message-ID: <20120125154539.GA20734@umich.edu> References: <1327503003-21722-1-git-send-email-srinivas.kandagatla@st.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1327503003-21722-1-git-send-email-srinivas.kandagatla@st.com> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Srinivas KANDAGATLA wrote: From: Srinivas Kandagatla This patch adds mountretry kernel parameter for nfs root mount. mount retry indicates the number of times nfs root mount attempts to be made before giving up. If this option is not specified, the default value of 3 retries is used. This has already been fixed in commit 43717c7d, "NFS: Retry mounting NFSROOT". The retry count is fixed at 5. Is there some reason you think the retry count should be configurable?