[PATCH] Rework ctdb_killtcp using a tevent_req computation, plus supporting code

[Amitay Isaacs]

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Martin Schwenke via samba-technical <
samba-technical at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> This is a rewrite of CTDB's TCP connection killing tool.  It now uses a
> tevent_req computation that is ready to be factored out and incorporated
> into the upcoming connection tracking rewrite/modularisation.
>
> The patches series does these things:
>
> * Separate out ctdb-protocol-util from the ctdb-protocol subsystem
>
> * Add additional protocol utility code for parsing and printing
>   addresses/sockets/connections
>
> * Add ctdb_connection_list, marshalling and supporting utilities
>
> * Clean up ctdb_killtcp
>
> * Rework ctdb_killtcp to use tevent_req computation
>
> The series contains one commit from Amitay that already has my review.
>
> With this upstream, my connection tracking branch will be smaller and
> easier to review (soon!).  However, this work will need to go "on ice"
> for a little while.  It uses a replicated database and needs to fit
> into a changed design where services, including IP failover, are shut
> down when a node is inactive (and databases are inaccessible).  This is
> was planned but I forgot about it and tried to integrate the new
> connection tracking subsystem anyway...  ;-)
>
> There are some other code clean-ups to come that can take advantage this
> current patch-set.
>
> Please review and maybe push...
>
> peace & happiness,
> martin
>

Pushed to autobuild.

Amitay.