From: "Talpey, Thomas" Subject: Re: [RFC,PATCH 11/15] knfsd: RDMA transport core Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 14:19:17 -0400 Message-ID: References: <1179510352.23385.123.camel@trinity.ogc.int> <20070518192443.GD4843@fieldses.org> <1179516988.23385.171.camel@trinity.ogc.int> <20070523140901.GG14076@sgi.com> <1179931410.9389.144.camel@trinity.ogc.int> <20070523145557.GN14076@sgi.com> <1179932586.6480.53.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <20070523162908.GP14076@sgi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: Neil Brown , Peter Leckie , Trond Myklebust , "J. Bruce Fields" , Linux NFS Mailing List To: Greg Banks Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HqvQl-00048B-Cb for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 23 May 2007 11:19:27 -0700 Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HqvQn-0003T9-7T for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 23 May 2007 11:19:30 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20070523162908.GP14076@sgi.com> References: <1179510352.23385.123.camel@trinity.ogc.int> <20070518192443.GD4843@fieldses.org> <1179516988.23385.171.camel@trinity.ogc.int> <20070523140901.GG14076@sgi.com> <1179931410.9389.144.camel@trinity.ogc.int> <20070523145557.GN14076@sgi.com> <1179932586.6480.53.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <20070523162908.GP14076@sgi.com> List-Id: "Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net At 12:29 PM 5/23/2007, Greg Banks wrote: >So we could translate nfserr_dropit -> nfserr_jukebox ? >I notice that nfs4_new_open() does that. If WRITEs start returning nfserr_jukebox because there happens to be a large-ish number of them in progress at the server, then that server's throughput is going to be in a world of hurt. Clients will be forced to back off in herds, and herds don't back off well. I feel strongly that we need a good, workable defer mechanism that actually defers. Yes, it's maybe hard. But it's important! Tom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs