Re: [PATCH 2/2] NFSv4: Fix callback server shutdown

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On 4/27/2017 11:24, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-04-27 at 11:06 +0800, Kinglong Mee wrote:
>>
>> There is only one use of svc_set_num_threads that by nfsd,
>> I'd like to change svc_set_num_threads and update nfsd than add a new
>> function.
> 
> You can't really combine the two methods. Either you choose signals or
> you choose kthread_stop(). The problem is that signals require the
> thread to be able to persist past the nfsd_destroy() (which again
> forces things like nfsd() having to take nfsd_mutex), or you have to
> make things synchronous, in which case having nfsd() try to take
> nfsd_mutex causes deadlocks.
> 
> IOW: if there is legacy behaviour here that requires the signal method,
> then knfsd cannot be converted.

Got it.

Tested-and-reviewed-by: Kinglong Mee <kinglongmee@xxxxxxxxx>

thanks,
Kinglong Mee

> 
>> Ps,
>> "NFSv4.x/callback: Create the callback service through
>> svc_create_pooled"
>> must be include before the fix. I will resend it later.
>>
> OK. Thanks!
> 
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