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SubjectRe: [PATCH] nbd: provide a way for userspace processes to identify device backends
On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 9:52 AM Prasanna Kalever <pkalever@redhat.com> wrote:
> > BTW, loop has similar issue, and patch of 'block: add a sequence number to disks'
> > is added for addressing this issue, what do you think of that generic
> > approach wrt. this nbd's issue? such as used the exposed sysfs sequence number
> > for addressing this issue?
> >
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/YH81n34d2G3C4Re+@gardel-login/#r
>
> If I understand the changes and the background of the fix correctly, I
> think with that fix author is trying to monotonically increase the seq
> number and add it to the disk on every single device map/attach and
> expose it through the sysfs, which will help the userspace processes
> further to correlate events for particular and specific devices that
> reuse the same loop device.
>

Yes, but nothing prevents to use diskseq in nbd, and increase it on reconfigure.
That would allow to detect if the device has been reconfigured.

Regards,
--
per aspera ad upstream

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