From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:13:30 +0200 From: Enrico Weigelt To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] What do I need for a small 9P2000 server @ Linux ? Message-ID: <20070629201330.GA17817@nibiru.local> References: <20070629141216.GA27541@nibiru.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8bac54b6-ead2-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 * Charles Forsyth wrote: > > The kernel should not hangup if the server is in trouble. > > Perhaps some reasonable timeout would be fine - if we dont > > get an response, abort w/ IO error. > > that will not work. > responses can legitimately be delayed indefinitely. > often the `files' are services and replies arrive > (only) when the work is done. well, then at least that should be interruptible. otherwise an process which reads from such an service will always be totally unresponsive. cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------