Merge branch 'for-2.6.39/drivers' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-2.6.39/drivers' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (122 commits)
  cciss: fix lost command issue
  drbd: need include for bitops functions declarations
  Revert "cciss: Add missing allocation in scsi_cmd_stack_setup and  corresponding deallocation"
  cciss: fix missed command status value CMD_UNABORTABLE
  cciss: remove unnecessary casts
  cciss: Mask off error bits of c->busaddr in cmd_special_free when calling pci_free_consistent
  cciss: Inform controller we are using 32-bit tags.
  cciss: hoist tag masking out of loop
  cciss: Add missing allocation in scsi_cmd_stack_setup and  corresponding deallocation
  cciss: export resettable host attribute
  drbd: drop code present under #ifdef which is relevant to 2.6.28 and below
  drbd: Fixed handling of read errors on a 'VerifyS' node
  drbd: Fixed handling of read errors on a 'VerifyT' node
  drbd: Implemented real timeout checking for request processing time
  drbd: Remove unused function atodb_endio()
  drbd: improve log message if received sector offset exceeds local capacity
  drbd: kill dead code
  drbd: don't BUG_ON, if bio_add_page of a single page to an empty bio fails
  drbd: Removed left over, now wrong comments
  drbd: serialize admin requests for new verify run with pending bitmap io
  ...

1 files changed, 124 insertions, 59 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index fe81c851ca88..03b29f78a37d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -288,10 +288,11 @@ void drbd_try_outdate_peer_async(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 		dev_err(DEV, "out of mem, failed to invoke fence-peer helper\n");
 }
 
-int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
+enum drbd_state_rv
+drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 {
 	const int max_tries = 4;
-	int r = 0;
+	enum drbd_state_rv rv = SS_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 	int try = 0;
 	int forced = 0;
 	union drbd_state mask, val;
@@ -306,17 +307,17 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 	val.i  = 0; val.role  = new_role;
 
 	while (try++ < max_tries) {
-		r = _drbd_request_state(mdev, mask, val, CS_WAIT_COMPLETE);
+		rv = _drbd_request_state(mdev, mask, val, CS_WAIT_COMPLETE);
 
 		/* in case we first succeeded to outdate,
 		 * but now suddenly could establish a connection */
-		if (r == SS_CW_FAILED_BY_PEER && mask.pdsk != 0) {
+		if (rv == SS_CW_FAILED_BY_PEER && mask.pdsk != 0) {
 			val.pdsk = 0;
 			mask.pdsk = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (r == SS_NO_UP_TO_DATE_DISK && force &&
+		if (rv == SS_NO_UP_TO_DATE_DISK && force &&
 		    (mdev->state.disk < D_UP_TO_DATE &&
 		     mdev->state.disk >= D_INCONSISTENT)) {
 			mask.disk = D_MASK;
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (r == SS_NO_UP_TO_DATE_DISK &&
+		if (rv == SS_NO_UP_TO_DATE_DISK &&
 		    mdev->state.disk == D_CONSISTENT && mask.pdsk == 0) {
 			D_ASSERT(mdev->state.pdsk == D_UNKNOWN);
 			nps = drbd_try_outdate_peer(mdev);
@@ -341,9 +342,9 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (r == SS_NOTHING_TO_DO)
+		if (rv == SS_NOTHING_TO_DO)
 			goto fail;
-		if (r == SS_PRIMARY_NOP && mask.pdsk == 0) {
+		if (rv == SS_PRIMARY_NOP && mask.pdsk == 0) {
 			nps = drbd_try_outdate_peer(mdev);
 
 			if (force && nps > D_OUTDATED) {
@@ -356,25 +357,24 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (r == SS_TWO_PRIMARIES) {
+		if (rv == SS_TWO_PRIMARIES) {
 			/* Maybe the peer is detected as dead very soon...
 			   retry at most once more in this case. */
-			__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-			schedule_timeout((mdev->net_conf->ping_timeo+1)*HZ/10);
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible((mdev->net_conf->ping_timeo+1)*HZ/10);
 			if (try < max_tries)
 				try = max_tries - 1;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (r < SS_SUCCESS) {
-			r = _drbd_request_state(mdev, mask, val,
+		if (rv < SS_SUCCESS) {
+			rv = _drbd_request_state(mdev, mask, val,
 						CS_VERBOSE + CS_WAIT_COMPLETE);
-			if (r < SS_SUCCESS)
+			if (rv < SS_SUCCESS)
 				goto fail;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (r < SS_SUCCESS)
+	if (rv < SS_SUCCESS)
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (forced)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 	wait_event(mdev->misc_wait, atomic_read(&mdev->ap_pending_cnt) == 0);
 
 	if (new_role == R_SECONDARY) {
-		set_disk_ro(mdev->vdisk, TRUE);
+		set_disk_ro(mdev->vdisk, true);
 		if (get_ldev(mdev)) {
 			mdev->ldev->md.uuid[UI_CURRENT] &= ~(u64)1;
 			put_ldev(mdev);
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 			mdev->net_conf->want_lose = 0;
 			put_net_conf(mdev);
 		}
-		set_disk_ro(mdev->vdisk, FALSE);
+		set_disk_ro(mdev->vdisk, false);
 		if (get_ldev(mdev)) {
 			if (((mdev->state.conn < C_CONNECTED ||
 			       mdev->state.pdsk <= D_FAILED)
@@ -406,10 +406,8 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((new_role == R_SECONDARY) && get_ldev(mdev)) {
-		drbd_al_to_on_disk_bm(mdev);
-		put_ldev(mdev);
-	}
+	/* writeout of activity log covered areas of the bitmap
+	 * to stable storage done in after state change already */
 
 	if (mdev->state.conn >= C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS) {
 		/* if this was forced, we should consider sync */
@@ -423,7 +421,7 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 	kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(mdev->vdisk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
  fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&mdev->state_mutex);
-	return r;
+	return rv;
 }
 
 static struct drbd_conf *ensure_mdev(int minor, int create)
@@ -528,17 +526,19 @@ static void drbd_md_set_sector_offsets(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 	}
 }
 
+/* input size is expected to be in KB */
 char *ppsize(char *buf, unsigned long long size)
 {
-	/* Needs 9 bytes at max. */
+	/* Needs 9 bytes at max including trailing NUL:
+	 * -1ULL ==> "16384 EB" */
 	static char units[] = { 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P', 'E' };
 	int base = 0;
-	while (size >= 10000) {
+	while (size >= 10000 && base < sizeof(units)-1) {
 		/* shift + round */
 		size = (size >> 10) + !!(size & (1<<9));
 		base++;
 	}
-	sprintf(buf, "%lu %cB", (long)size, units[base]);
+	sprintf(buf, "%u %cB", (unsigned)size, units[base]);
 
 	return buf;
 }
@@ -642,11 +642,19 @@ enum determine_dev_size drbd_determin_dev_size(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum dds_
 		|| prev_size	   != mdev->ldev->md.md_size_sect;
 
 	if (la_size_changed || md_moved) {
+		int err;
+
 		drbd_al_shrink(mdev); /* All extents inactive. */
 		dev_info(DEV, "Writing the whole bitmap, %s\n",
 			 la_size_changed && md_moved ? "size changed and md moved" :
 			 la_size_changed ? "size changed" : "md moved");
-		rv = drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bm_write, "size changed"); /* does drbd_resume_io() ! */
+		/* next line implicitly does drbd_suspend_io()+drbd_resume_io() */
+		err = drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bm_write,
+				"size changed", BM_LOCKED_MASK);
+		if (err) {
+			rv = dev_size_error;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		drbd_md_mark_dirty(mdev);
 	}
 
@@ -765,22 +773,21 @@ static int drbd_check_al_size(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void drbd_setup_queue_param(struct drbd_conf *mdev, unsigned int max_seg_s) __must_hold(local)
+void drbd_setup_queue_param(struct drbd_conf *mdev, unsigned int max_bio_size) __must_hold(local)
 {
 	struct request_queue * const q = mdev->rq_queue;
 	struct request_queue * const b = mdev->ldev->backing_bdev->bd_disk->queue;
 	int max_segments = mdev->ldev->dc.max_bio_bvecs;
+	int max_hw_sectors = min(queue_max_hw_sectors(b), max_bio_size >> 9);
 
-	max_seg_s = min(queue_max_sectors(b) * queue_logical_block_size(b), max_seg_s);
-
-	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, max_seg_s >> 9);
-	blk_queue_max_segments(q, max_segments ? max_segments : BLK_MAX_SEGMENTS);
-	blk_queue_max_segment_size(q, max_seg_s);
 	blk_queue_logical_block_size(q, 512);
-	blk_queue_segment_boundary(q, PAGE_SIZE-1);
-	blk_stack_limits(&q->limits, &b->limits, 0);
+	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, max_hw_sectors);
+	/* This is the workaround for "bio would need to, but cannot, be split" */
+	blk_queue_max_segments(q, max_segments ? max_segments : BLK_MAX_SEGMENTS);
+	blk_queue_segment_boundary(q, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1);
+	blk_queue_stack_limits(q, b);
 
-	dev_info(DEV, "max_segment_size ( = BIO size ) = %u\n", queue_max_segment_size(q));
+	dev_info(DEV, "max BIO size = %u\n", queue_max_hw_sectors(q) << 9);
 
 	if (q->backing_dev_info.ra_pages != b->backing_dev_info.ra_pages) {
 		dev_info(DEV, "Adjusting my ra_pages to backing device's (%lu -> %lu)\n",
@@ -850,7 +857,7 @@ static void drbd_suspend_al(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 			     struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
-	enum drbd_ret_codes retcode;
+	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
 	enum determine_dev_size dd;
 	sector_t max_possible_sectors;
 	sector_t min_md_device_sectors;
@@ -858,8 +865,8 @@ static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct lru_cache *resync_lru = NULL;
 	union drbd_state ns, os;
-	unsigned int max_seg_s;
-	int rv;
+	unsigned int max_bio_size;
+	enum drbd_state_rv rv;
 	int cp_discovered = 0;
 	int logical_block_size;
 
@@ -1005,9 +1012,10 @@ static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp
 	/* and for any other previously queued work */
 	drbd_flush_workqueue(mdev);
 
-	retcode = _drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(disk, D_ATTACHING), CS_VERBOSE);
+	rv = _drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(disk, D_ATTACHING), CS_VERBOSE);
+	retcode = rv;  /* FIXME: Type mismatch. */
 	drbd_resume_io(mdev);
-	if (retcode < SS_SUCCESS)
+	if (rv < SS_SUCCESS)
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (!get_ldev_if_state(mdev, D_ATTACHING))
@@ -1109,20 +1117,20 @@ static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp
 	mdev->read_cnt = 0;
 	mdev->writ_cnt = 0;
 
-	max_seg_s = DRBD_MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE;
+	max_bio_size = DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE;
 	if (mdev->state.conn == C_CONNECTED) {
 		/* We are Primary, Connected, and now attach a new local
 		 * backing store. We must not increase the user visible maximum
 		 * bio size on this device to something the peer may not be
 		 * able to handle. */
 		if (mdev->agreed_pro_version < 94)
-			max_seg_s = queue_max_segment_size(mdev->rq_queue);
+			max_bio_size = queue_max_hw_sectors(mdev->rq_queue) << 9;
 		else if (mdev->agreed_pro_version == 94)
-			max_seg_s = DRBD_MAX_SIZE_H80_PACKET;
+			max_bio_size = DRBD_MAX_SIZE_H80_PACKET;
 		/* else: drbd 8.3.9 and later, stay with default */
 	}
 
-	drbd_setup_queue_param(mdev, max_seg_s);
+	drbd_setup_queue_param(mdev, max_bio_size);
 
 	/* If I am currently not R_PRIMARY,
 	 * but meta data primary indicator is set,
@@ -1154,12 +1162,14 @@ static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp
 	if (drbd_md_test_flag(mdev->ldev, MDF_FULL_SYNC)) {
 		dev_info(DEV, "Assuming that all blocks are out of sync "
 		     "(aka FullSync)\n");
-		if (drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bmio_set_n_write, "set_n_write from attaching")) {
+		if (drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bmio_set_n_write,
+			"set_n_write from attaching", BM_LOCKED_MASK)) {
 			retcode = ERR_IO_MD_DISK;
 			goto force_diskless_dec;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bm_read, "read from attaching") < 0) {
+		if (drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bm_read,
+			"read from attaching", BM_LOCKED_MASK) < 0) {
 			retcode = ERR_IO_MD_DISK;
 			goto force_diskless_dec;
 		}
@@ -1167,7 +1177,11 @@ static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp
 
 	if (cp_discovered) {
 		drbd_al_apply_to_bm(mdev);
-		drbd_al_to_on_disk_bm(mdev);
+		if (drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bm_write,
+			"crashed primary apply AL", BM_LOCKED_MASK)) {
+			retcode = ERR_IO_MD_DISK;
+			goto force_diskless_dec;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (_drbd_bm_total_weight(mdev) == drbd_bm_bits(mdev))
@@ -1279,7 +1293,7 @@ static int drbd_nl_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 			    struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
 	int i, ns;
-	enum drbd_ret_codes retcode;
+	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
 	struct net_conf *new_conf = NULL;
 	struct crypto_hash *tfm = NULL;
 	struct crypto_hash *integrity_w_tfm = NULL;
@@ -1324,6 +1338,8 @@ static int drbd_nl_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 	new_conf->wire_protocol    = DRBD_PROT_C;
 	new_conf->ping_timeo	   = DRBD_PING_TIMEO_DEF;
 	new_conf->rr_conflict	   = DRBD_RR_CONFLICT_DEF;
+	new_conf->on_congestion    = DRBD_ON_CONGESTION_DEF;
+	new_conf->cong_extents     = DRBD_CONG_EXTENTS_DEF;
 
 	if (!net_conf_from_tags(mdev, nlp->tag_list, new_conf)) {
 		retcode = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
@@ -1345,6 +1361,11 @@ static int drbd_nl_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (new_conf->on_congestion != OC_BLOCK && new_conf->wire_protocol != DRBD_PROT_A) {
+		retcode = ERR_CONG_NOT_PROTO_A;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	if (mdev->state.role == R_PRIMARY && new_conf->want_lose) {
 		retcode = ERR_DISCARD;
 		goto fail;
@@ -1525,6 +1546,21 @@ static int drbd_nl_disconnect(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nl
 			      struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
 	int retcode;
+	struct disconnect dc;
+
+	memset(&dc, 0, sizeof(struct disconnect));
+	if (!disconnect_from_tags(mdev, nlp->tag_list, &dc)) {
+		retcode = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (dc.force) {
+		spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+		if (mdev->state.conn >= C_WF_CONNECTION)
+			_drbd_set_state(_NS(mdev, conn, C_DISCONNECTING), CS_HARD, NULL);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+		goto done;
+	}
 
 	retcode = _drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING), CS_ORDERED);
 
@@ -1842,6 +1878,10 @@ static int drbd_nl_invalidate(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nl
 {
 	int retcode;
 
+	/* If there is still bitmap IO pending, probably because of a previous
+	 * resync just being finished, wait for it before requesting a new resync. */
+	wait_event(mdev->misc_wait, !test_bit(BITMAP_IO, &mdev->flags));
+
 	retcode = _drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_STARTING_SYNC_T), CS_ORDERED);
 
 	if (retcode < SS_SUCCESS && retcode != SS_NEED_CONNECTION)
@@ -1877,6 +1917,10 @@ static int drbd_nl_invalidate_peer(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_re
 {
 	int retcode;
 
+	/* If there is still bitmap IO pending, probably because of a previous
+	 * resync just being finished, wait for it before requesting a new resync. */
+	wait_event(mdev->misc_wait, !test_bit(BITMAP_IO, &mdev->flags));
+
 	retcode = _drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_STARTING_SYNC_S), CS_ORDERED);
 
 	if (retcode < SS_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1885,9 +1929,9 @@ static int drbd_nl_invalidate_peer(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_re
 			   into a full resync. */
 			retcode = drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(pdsk, D_INCONSISTENT));
 			if (retcode >= SS_SUCCESS) {
-				/* open coded drbd_bitmap_io() */
 				if (drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bmio_set_susp_al,
-						   "set_n_write from invalidate_peer"))
+					"set_n_write from invalidate_peer",
+					BM_LOCKED_SET_ALLOWED))
 					retcode = ERR_IO_MD_DISK;
 			}
 		} else
@@ -1914,9 +1958,17 @@ static int drbd_nl_resume_sync(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *n
 			       struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
 	int retcode = NO_ERROR;
+	union drbd_state s;
 
-	if (drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(user_isp, 0)) == SS_NOTHING_TO_DO)
-		retcode = ERR_PAUSE_IS_CLEAR;
+	if (drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(user_isp, 0)) == SS_NOTHING_TO_DO) {
+		s = mdev->state;
+		if (s.conn == C_PAUSED_SYNC_S || s.conn == C_PAUSED_SYNC_T) {
+			retcode = s.aftr_isp ? ERR_PIC_AFTER_DEP :
+				  s.peer_isp ? ERR_PIC_PEER_DEP : ERR_PAUSE_IS_CLEAR;
+		} else {
+			retcode = ERR_PAUSE_IS_CLEAR;
+		}
+	}
 
 	reply->ret_code = retcode;
 	return 0;
@@ -2054,6 +2106,11 @@ static int drbd_nl_start_ov(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 		reply->ret_code = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	/* If there is still bitmap IO pending, e.g. previous resync or verify
+	 * just being finished, wait for it before requesting a new resync. */
+	wait_event(mdev->misc_wait, !test_bit(BITMAP_IO, &mdev->flags));
+
 	/* w_make_ov_request expects position to be aligned */
 	mdev->ov_start_sector = args.start_sector & ~BM_SECT_PER_BIT;
 	reply->ret_code = drbd_request_state(mdev,NS(conn,C_VERIFY_S));
@@ -2097,7 +2154,8 @@ static int drbd_nl_new_c_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nl
 	drbd_uuid_new_current(mdev); /* New current, previous to UI_BITMAP */
 
 	if (args.clear_bm) {
-		err = drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bmio_clear_n_write, "clear_n_write from new_c_uuid");
+		err = drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bmio_clear_n_write,
+			"clear_n_write from new_c_uuid", BM_LOCKED_MASK);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(DEV, "Writing bitmap failed with %d\n",err);
 			retcode = ERR_IO_MD_DISK;
@@ -2105,6 +2163,7 @@ static int drbd_nl_new_c_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nl
 		if (skip_initial_sync) {
 			drbd_send_uuids_skip_initial_sync(mdev);
 			_drbd_uuid_set(mdev, UI_BITMAP, 0);
+			drbd_print_uuids(mdev, "cleared bitmap UUID");
 			spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
 			_drbd_set_state(_NS2(mdev, disk, D_UP_TO_DATE, pdsk, D_UP_TO_DATE),
 					CS_VERBOSE, NULL);
@@ -2189,7 +2248,8 @@ static void drbd_connector_callback(struct cn_msg *req, struct netlink_skb_parms
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	if (nlp->packet_type >= P_nl_after_last_packet) {
+	if (nlp->packet_type >= P_nl_after_last_packet ||
+	    nlp->packet_type == P_return_code_only) {
 		retcode = ERR_PACKET_NR;
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -2205,7 +2265,7 @@ static void drbd_connector_callback(struct cn_msg *req, struct netlink_skb_parms
 	reply_size += cm->reply_body_size;
 
 	/* allocation not in the IO path, cqueue thread context */
-	cn_reply = kmalloc(reply_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	cn_reply = kzalloc(reply_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cn_reply) {
 		retcode = ERR_NOMEM;
 		goto fail;
@@ -2213,7 +2273,7 @@ static void drbd_connector_callback(struct cn_msg *req, struct netlink_skb_parms
 	reply = (struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *) cn_reply->data;
 
 	reply->packet_type =
-		cm->reply_body_size ? nlp->packet_type : P_nl_after_last_packet;
+		cm->reply_body_size ? nlp->packet_type : P_return_code_only;
 	reply->minor = nlp->drbd_minor;
 	reply->ret_code = NO_ERROR; /* Might by modified by cm->function. */
 	/* reply->tag_list; might be modified by cm->function. */
@@ -2376,7 +2436,7 @@ void drbd_bcast_ee(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 	/* receiver thread context, which is not in the writeout path (of this node),
 	 * but may be in the writeout path of the _other_ node.
 	 * GFP_NOIO to avoid potential "distributed deadlock". */
-	cn_reply = kmalloc(
+	cn_reply = kzalloc(
 		sizeof(struct cn_msg)+
 		sizeof(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply)+
 		sizeof(struct dump_ee_tag_len_struct)+
@@ -2398,10 +2458,11 @@ void drbd_bcast_ee(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 	tl = tl_add_int(tl, T_ee_sector, &e->sector);
 	tl = tl_add_int(tl, T_ee_block_id, &e->block_id);
 
+	/* dump the first 32k */
+	len = min_t(unsigned, e->size, 32 << 10);
 	put_unaligned(T_ee_data, tl++);
-	put_unaligned(e->size, tl++);
+	put_unaligned(len, tl++);
 
-	len = e->size;
 	page = e->pages;
 	page_chain_for_each(page) {
 		void *d = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
@@ -2410,6 +2471,8 @@ void drbd_bcast_ee(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 		kunmap_atomic(d, KM_USER0);
 		tl = (unsigned short*)((char*)tl + l);
 		len -= l;
+		if (len == 0)
+			break;
 	}
 	put_unaligned(TT_END, tl++); /* Close the tag list */
 
@@ -2508,6 +2571,7 @@ void drbd_nl_send_reply(struct cn_msg *req, int ret_code)
 		(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *)cn_reply->data;
 	int rr;
 
+	memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
 	cn_reply->id = req->id;
 
 	cn_reply->seq = req->seq;
@@ -2515,6 +2579,7 @@ void drbd_nl_send_reply(struct cn_msg *req, int ret_code)
 	cn_reply->len = sizeof(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply);
 	cn_reply->flags = 0;
 
+	reply->packet_type = P_return_code_only;
 	reply->minor = ((struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *)req->data)->drbd_minor;
 	reply->ret_code = ret_code;