[AFS3-std] abort packet format

Derrick Brashear shadow@gmail.com
Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:53:56 -0500


the field? there's no field. an abort contains a payload. only the
first 32 bits of it are defined, as "the error"

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Jason Edgecombe <jason@rampaginggeek.com> wrote:
> On 03/07/2011 11:28 AM, Derrick Brashear wrote:
>>
>> right now, abort packets have a payload of "the error". anything
>> beyond the 32 bit error in the payload is undefined.
>>
>> comments on exploring a way to ship additional data, like a reason in
>> the event of e.g. delayed abort (so clients can be notified they're
>> being throttled)?
>>
> +1
>
> As a sysadmin, it would be nice to know when the server is throttling the
> client.
>
> How long is the field? What has been unallocated?
>
> Jason
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Derrick