On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 08:11:40AM -0700, Matt Thomas wrote:
> shutdownhooks should go away.  instead we should have a two stage
> process and, for devices, this should be using ca_activate in
> struct cfattach.  For filesystems, we should add a vfs_activate
> to struct vfsops.
> 
>     (*wdc_ca.ca_activate)(wdc_cd.cd_devs[0], DVACT_DEACTIVATE_PREPARE);
> 
> Ask the device to prepare to quiesce, it returns 0 if it is ready or
> an errno if it's not possible.  If it returns EAGAIN, call with PREPARE
> again after deactivating next device.  If at the end of the device list
> and there are devices returning EAGAIN, either panic or fail the  
> PREPARE.
> 
> Now depending on results of the PREPARE, either call the ca_activate with
> DVACT_DEACTIVATE_COMMIT (now really quiesce) or DVACT_DEACTIVATE_CANCEL
> (resume normal operation).  COMMIT and CANCEL not allowed to fail.

I like this proposal in principle, but it needs a some more fleshing
out.  Are either of you able and/or willing to flesh out the proposal
and/or do the work to make it happen?

-allen

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