RE: [PATCH 2/3] Avoid reverse resolution for server name

[Simo Sorce <simo@redhat.com>]

On Tue, 2013-04-02 at 17:58 +0000, Myklebust, Trond wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-nfs-
> > owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Simo Sorce
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 1:49 PM
> > To: Linux NFS Mailing list
> > Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Avoid reverse resolution for server name
> > 
> > A NFS client should be able to work properly even if the DNS Reverse record
> > for the server is not set. There is no excuse to forcefully prevent that from
> > working when it can.
> 
> Note that rpc.statd has the same limitation.
> 
> > This patch adds a new -N option that takes an 'on' or 'off' argument and
> > controls whether forced PTR resolution is avoided (on) or performed (off)
> 
> '-N' already has a very different meaning on rpc.mountd and rpc.nfsd. It might therefore be better to choose a different name to avoid confusion.
> Also, why do a single option with an 'on/off' argument instead of just choosing 2 options ?
>  
Well Jeff seemed to suggest that way, I do not have any preference, can
you please give me 2 letters to use ?

Meanwhile I'll check rpc.statd as well.

Simo.

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