CVSROOT: /cvs/dm Module name: device-mapper Changes by: agk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2007-01-15 19:19:31 Modified files: dmeventd : dmeventd.c Log message: fail registration if timeout thread cannot be started Patches: http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/device-mapper/dmeventd/dmeventd.c.diff?cvsroot=dm&r1=1.30&r2=1.31 --- device-mapper/dmeventd/dmeventd.c 2007/01/15 18:58:40 1.30 +++ device-mapper/dmeventd/dmeventd.c 2007/01/15 19:19:31 1.31 @@ -849,6 +849,20 @@ _lock_mutex(); + /* If creation of timeout thread fails (as it may), we fail + here completely. The client is responsible for either + retrying later or trying to register without timeout + events. However, if timeout thread cannot be started, it + usually means we are so starved on resources that we are + almost as good as dead already... */ + if (thread->events & DM_EVENT_TIMEOUT) { + ret = -_register_for_timeout(thread); + if (ret) { + _unlock_mutex(); + goto out; + } + } + if (!(thread = _lookup_thread_status(message_data))) { _unlock_mutex(); @@ -874,15 +888,6 @@ _unlock_mutex(); - /* FIXME - If you fail to register for timeout events, you - still monitor all the other events. Is this the right - action for newly created devices? Also, you are still - on the timeout registry, so if a timeout thread is - successfully started up later, you will start receiving - DM_EVENT_TIMEOUT events */ - if (thread->events & DM_EVENT_TIMEOUT) - ret = -_register_for_timeout(thread); - out: /* * Deallocate thread status after releasing -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel