Re: [PATCH v3 03/10] pkt-line: add packet_flush_gentle()

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On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:45:08PM +0200, Lars Schneider wrote:
> 
> > On 31 Jul 2016, at 22:36, Torstem Bögershausen <tboegi@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> Am 29.07.2016 um 20:37 schrieb larsxschneider@xxxxxxxxx:
> >> 
> >> From: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> 
> >> packet_flush() would die in case of a write error even though for some callers
> >> an error would be acceptable.
> > What happens if there is a write error ?
> > Basically the protocol is out of synch.
> > Lenght information is mixed up with payload, or the other way
> > around.
> > It may be, that the consequences of a write error are acceptable,
> > because a filter is allowed to fail.
> > What is not acceptable is a "broken" protocol.
> > The consequence schould be to close the fd and tear down all
> > resources. connected to it.
> > In our case to terminate the external filter daemon in some way,
> > and to never use this instance again.
> 
> Correct! That is exactly what is happening in kill_protocol2_filter()
> here:

Wait a second.
Is kill the same as shutdown ?
I would expect that
The process terminates itself as soon as it detects EOF.
As there is nothing more read.

Then the next question: The combination of kill & protocol in kill_protocol(),
what does it mean ?
Is it more like a graceful shutdown_protocol() ?

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