[mythtv] [PATCH] Add single retry of connection to master backend
Allan Stirling
Dibblahmythml0015 at pendor.org
Wed Jun 15 14:53:41 UTC 2005
Allan Stirling wrote:
> If the master backend is restarted, the frontend presents an error ("The
> connection to the master backend server has gone away for some
> reason..") to the user. This is probably unnecessary, since a retry will
> fix the situation.
>
> The only reason I see not to change this code is so the end-user is
> notified when the backend is restarted. However, in a non-development
> environment (where WAF is concerned), the dialog doesn't exactly add
> value.
>
> The attached patch adds a single retry of the connection. It also cleans
> up the function somewhat - The "// this should be obsolete..." section
> has been around since December 2003.
>
> I don't see the associated cerr in any of my logs. If this is incorrect,
> I'll resubmit the patch with just the functional changes.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Allan.
>
Is this just a bad idea? Badly implemented?
Cheers,
Allan.
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