From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "J. Bruce Fields" Subject: Re: [LSF/MM TOPIC] [ATTEND] linux-pnfs server implementations Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:11:45 -0500 Message-ID: <20120111141145.GA32230@fieldses.org> References: <4EF6A6CA.1020606@tonian.com> <4F0AE25C.5020706@panasas.com> <20120109192517.GB16973@fieldses.org> <4F0D8E95.60706@panasas.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Benny Halevy , lsf-pc-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org, linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, NFS list , "J. Bruce Fields" , Jeff Layton To: Boaz Harrosh Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4F0D8E95.60706-C4P08NqkoRlBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 03:28:53PM +0200, Boaz Harrosh wrote: > On 01/11/2012 09:44 AM, Benny Halevy wrote: > >> > >> Understood that it may depend on where things stand in April, but: what > >> specifically do you think will be likely to require the attention of a > >> wider group of linux filesystem developers (ass opposed to just nfs > >> developers)? > > > > I have nothing specific at this time. My thinking was to present the > > what's and why's > > of the prerequisites in high level and maybe provide an example. > > > > At the time there where some reservations from people about some of the > added hooks and vectors. If there are still, we would like to hear them > and either address them or argue their validity. OK. > I think this talk should be expanded with Jeff's suggestions. here: > > - RichACLs > > - Share/Deny mode support on open > > - mandatory locking that doesn't rely on weirdo file modes ... > So the broader topic can be: > "The things we want/need from the Kernel to make it exportable" Agreed that no matter where we are there will likely be a long list of thorny questions of that sort.... --b. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html