freebsd-skq/sys/dev/xen/blkfront
gibbs 62950d5517 Enhance documentation, improve interoperability, and fix defects in
FreeBSD's front and back Xen blkif interface drivers.

sys/dev/xen/blkfront/block.h:
sys/dev/xen/blkfront/blkfront.c:
sys/dev/xen/blkback/blkback.c:
	Replace FreeBSD specific multi-page ring impelementation with
	support for both the Citrix and Amazon/RedHat versions of this
	extension.

sys/dev/xen/blkfront/blkfront.c:
	o Add a per-instance sysctl tree that exposes all negotiated
	  transport parameters (ring pages, max number of requests,
	  max request size, max number of segments).
	o In blkfront_vdevice_to_unit() add a missing return statement
	  so that we properly identify the unit number for high numbered
	  xvd devices.

sys/dev/xen/blkback/blkback.c:
	o Add static dtrace probes for several events in this driver.
	o Defer connection shutdown processing until the front-end
	  enters the closed state.  This avoids prematurely tearing
	  down the connection when buggy front-ends transition to the
	  closing state, even though the device is open and they
	  veto the close request from the tool stack.
	o Add nodes for maximum request size and the number of active
	  ring pages to the exising, per-instance, sysctl tree.
	o Miscelaneous style cleanup.

sys/xen/interface/io/blkif.h:
	o Add extensive documentation of the XenStore nodes used to
	  implement the blkif interface.
	o Document the startup sequence between a front and back driver.
	o Add structures and documenatation for the "discard" feature
	  (AKA Trim).
	o Cleanup some definitions related to FreeBSD's request
	  number/size/segment-limit extension.

sys/dev/xen/blkfront/blkfront.c:
sys/dev/xen/blkback/blkback.c:
sys/xen/xenbus/xenbusvar.h:
	Add the convenience function xenbus_get_otherend_state() and
	use it to simplify some logic in both block-front and block-back.

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2012-02-15 06:45:49 +00:00
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blkfront.c Enhance documentation, improve interoperability, and fix defects in 2012-02-15 06:45:49 +00:00
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