* the sender.
*/
-/* State values for ceph_connection->sock_state; NEW is assumed to be 0 */
+/*
+ * We track the state of the socket on a given connection using
+ * values defined below. The transition to a new socket state is
+ * handled by a function which verifies we aren't coming from an
+ * unexpected state.
+ *
+ * --------
+ * | NEW* | transient initial state
+ * --------
+ * | con_sock_state_init()
+ * v
+ * ----------
+ * | CLOSED | initialized, but no socket (and no
+ * ---------- TCP connection)
+ * ^ \
+ * | \ con_sock_state_connecting()
+ * | ----------------------
+ * | \
+ * + con_sock_state_closed() \
+ * |\ \
+ * | \ \
+ * | ----------- \
+ * | | CLOSING | socket event; \
+ * | ----------- await close \
+ * | ^ |
+ * | | |
+ * | + con_sock_state_closing() |
+ * | / \ |
+ * | / --------------- |
+ * | / \ v
+ * | / --------------
+ * | / -----------------| CONNECTING | socket created, TCP
+ * | | / -------------- connect initiated
+ * | | | con_sock_state_connected()
+ * | | v
+ * -------------
+ * | CONNECTED | TCP connection established
+ * -------------
+ *
+ * State values for ceph_connection->sock_state; NEW is assumed to be 0.
+ */
#define CON_SOCK_STATE_NEW 0 /* -> CLOSED */
#define CON_SOCK_STATE_CLOSED 1 /* -> CONNECTING */