On Dec 13, 2010, at 8:59 PM, Todd Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> 
> On 12/13/2010 02:52 PM, Derrick Brashear wrote:
>> An alternate version of 3404, patchset one, includes an implementation
>> which cheats, namely, within a few months of GiveUpAllCallBacks being
>> fixed,
>> the GetStatistics64 RPC was introduced. Its existance would be used as
>> a sentinel that GiveUpAllCallBacks was safe to issue. However, this
>> was
>> objected to as it ties unrelated RPCs together.
> 
> Indeed it does, but it's also a workable pragmatic solution to a real problem.


Pragmatism is not necessarily at home with good release engineering. I 
researched and wrote that solution knowing it was perilous and others would 
likely object. I cannot stand firmly behind it but I do believe it is the only 
probably safe solution for today; it just adds potential complication for 
tomorrow

> I could see putting a sunset date on the technique. You might also log a 
> warning based on it so vulnerable admins could get a clue. This seems like a 
> great way to move forward to me in spite of the unrelated RPC tying 
> inelegance.
> --
> Todd Lewis
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