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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Add a --force option to detach operations
| To: | Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glommer@xxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Add a --force option to detach operations |
| From: | Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:29:43 +0000 |
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On 14/12/06 12:52, "Glauber de Oliveira Costa" <glommer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How can we be more brutal than that ? The only non-brutal thing I've put there > is denying disconnection when still in Connected state. But if for > some reason the frontend does not want to disconnect, then the tools > have no power over it. It can simply crash guest. > > Example: attach a device, mount it at guest, and try to detach it > using --force. It should not force it, as it crashes the guest. Don't use --force if you don't know what you're doing is a reasonable caveat. You're on flakey ground if you have to use it in any case as something is obviously screwed. -- Keir _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel |
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