> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 1:32 PM > To: KY Srinivasan > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > ohering@xxxxxxxx; jbottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Drivers: scsi: FLUSH timeout > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:32:27PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: > > The SD_FLUSH_TIMEOUT value is currently hardcoded. > > Hardcoded where? Please, more context. This is defined in scsi/sd.h: #define SD_FLUSH_TIMEOUT (60 * HZ) > > > On our cloud, we sometimes hit this timeout. I was wondering if we > > could make this a module parameter. If this is acceptable, I can send > > you a patch for this. > > A module parameter don't make sense for a per-device value, does it? Currently, the 60 second timeout is applied across devices. Ideally, I want to be able to control the FLUSH TIMEOUT as we currently do I/O timeout. If this is acceptable, I can work on a patch for that as well. Regards, K. Y > > greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
