We want to be able to reconnect dead connections to existing block devices, so add a reconfigure netlink command. We will also allow users to change their timeout on the fly, but everything else will require a disconnect and reconnect. You won't be able to add more connections either, simply replace dead connections with new more lively connections.
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| @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum { · 61 unmodified lines | ||
| 62 | 62 | NBD_CMD_UNSPEC, |
| 63 | 63 | NBD_CMD_CONNECT, |
| 64 | 64 | NBD_CMD_DISCONNECT, |
| 65 | + NBD_CMD_RECONFIGURE, | |
| 65 | 66 | __NBD_CMD_MAX, |
| 66 | 67 | }; |
| 67 | 68 | #define NBD_CMD_MAX (__NBD_CMD_MAX - 1) |