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Date:      Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:51:24 -0800
From:      Mark Johnston <markj@freebsd.org>
To:        Bryan Venteicher <bryanv@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r277788 - head/sys/dev/virtio/block
Message-ID:  <20150127055124.GA3042@charmander.wp.comcast.net>
In-Reply-To: <201501270534.t0R5YlkQ019396@svn.freebsd.org>
References:  <201501270534.t0R5YlkQ019396@svn.freebsd.org>

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On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 05:34:47AM +0000, Bryan Venteicher wrote:
> Author: bryanv
> Date: Tue Jan 27 05:34:46 2015
> New Revision: 277788
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/277788
> 
> Log:
>   Rework vtblk dump handling of in flight requests
>   
>   Previously, the driver resets the device and abandon the requests that
>   are caught in flight when the dump was initiated. This was problematic
>   if the system is resumed after the dump is completed.
>   
>   While that is probably not the typical action, it is simple to rework
>   the driver to very likely have the device usable after the dump without
>   making it more likely for the dump to fail. The in flight requests are
>   simply queued for completion once the dump is finished.
>   
>   Requested by:	markj
>   MFC after:	1 month

Thank you!



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