stream: By default disable probing on unix sockets.

There isn't a lot of value in sending inactivity probes on unix
sockets.  This patch changes the default to disable them.

Signed-off-by: Ethan Jackson <ethan@nicira.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/stream-provider.h b/lib/stream-provider.h
index 77d0a1060..3decb5a8a 100644
--- a/lib/stream-provider.h
+++ b/lib/stream-provider.h
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ struct stream_class {
     /* Prefix for connection names, e.g. "tcp", "ssl", "unix". */
     const char *name;
 
+    /* True if this stream needs periodic probes to verify connectivty.  For
+     * streams which need probes, it can take a long time to notice the
+     * connection was dropped. */
+    bool needs_probes;
+
     /* Attempts to connect to a peer.  'name' is the full connection name
      * provided by the user, e.g. "tcp:1.2.3.4".  This name is useful for error
      * messages but must not be modified.
@@ -151,6 +156,11 @@ struct pstream_class {
     /* Prefix for connection names, e.g. "ptcp", "pssl", "punix". */
     const char *name;
 
+    /* True if this pstream needs periodic probes to verify connectivty.  For
+     * pstreams which need probes, it can take a long time to notice the
+     * connection was dropped. */
+    bool needs_probes;
+
     /* Attempts to start listening for stream connections.  'name' is the full
      * connection name provided by the user, e.g. "ptcp:1234".  This name is
      * useful for error messages but must not be modified.