From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [PATCH 000 of 14] knfsd: Preparation for IPv6 support in NFS server. Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:02:24 -0500 Message-ID: <45C2D3F0.9050907@garzik.org> References: <20070202153531.18622.patches@notabene> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: NeilBrown , Andrew Morton , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: Roland Dreier Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HCrVI-0007cC-HE for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:02:32 -0800 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214] helo=mail.dvmed.net) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HCrVH-0002WO-Bv for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:02:32 -0800 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Roland Dreier wrote: > > They are mostly from Chuck Level and make preparating for IPv6 support > > in the NFS server. > > They are *not* for 2.6.20, but should be ok for .21. > > Out of curiousity, does this patch series reduce the delta between the > NFS/RDMA tree and mainline Linux? In other words does this bring > NFS/RDMA closer to merging? NFS/RDMA is IMO more than a little bit questionable, and the likely userbase is also quite small. I'm not sure its worth a mainline merge at this point. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1423123AbXBBGCc (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Feb 2007 01:02:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1423114AbXBBGCc (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Feb 2007 01:02:32 -0500 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:45744 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1423112AbXBBGCb (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Feb 2007 01:02:31 -0500 Message-ID: <45C2D3F0.9050907@garzik.org> Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:02:24 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061219) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Roland Dreier CC: NeilBrown , Andrew Morton , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 000 of 14] knfsd: Preparation for IPv6 support in NFS server. References: <20070202153531.18622.patches@notabene> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.7 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.3 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Roland Dreier wrote: > > They are mostly from Chuck Level and make preparating for IPv6 support > > in the NFS server. > > They are *not* for 2.6.20, but should be ok for .21. > > Out of curiousity, does this patch series reduce the delta between the > NFS/RDMA tree and mainline Linux? In other words does this bring > NFS/RDMA closer to merging? NFS/RDMA is IMO more than a little bit questionable, and the likely userbase is also quite small. I'm not sure its worth a mainline merge at this point. Jeff