[PATCH 35/35] monitor: add option --keep/-K

Martin Wilck mwilck at suse.com
Fri Jan 29 14:53:38 EST 2021


On Fri, 2021-01-29 at 11:10 -0800, Sagi Grimberg wrote:
> 
> > From: Martin Wilck <mwilck at suse.com>
> > 
> > With this option, "nvme monitor" will keep created discovery
> > controllers
> > running even after it exits. If running in the initrd, this is will
> > be
> > done automatically. That has the advantage that the new monitor
> > instance
> > that will be started automatically after switching root can simply
> > take
> > over the already created discovery controllers.
> 
> Why not make it the default?

Well, we've had a lot of discussions about persistent discovery
connections not being universally loved. So I thought I'd make cleaning
up the default.

All this can be discussed of course, that's why I called it an RFC.

Martin







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