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From: Jeff Layton <jeff.layton@primarydata.com>
To: "David Härdeman" <david@hardeman.nu>
Cc: Jeff Layton <jeff.layton@primarydata.com>,
	linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, SteveD@redhat.com,
	dhowells@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/19] gssd improvements
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:34:05 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141210093405.23ffc328@tlielax.poochiereds.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cdaf61315d77361a379e3eb1d4eaac1e@hardeman.nu>

On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:31:34 +0100
David Härdeman <david@hardeman.nu> wrote:

> On 2014-12-10 15:17, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:08:40 +0100
> > David Härdeman <david@hardeman.nu> wrote:
> >> I'm not sure I follow completely...first of all, rpc.gssd is also not
> >> namespace-aware, is it? I mean, sure, it could be run in a given
> >> namespace, but there can still only be one rpc.gssd running?
> >> 
> > 
> > gssd isn't namespace aware, but it doesn't have to be since it gets
> > started in userland. In principle you could run a gssd per 
> > container[1].
> > As long as each container has its own net namespace, each gssd would
> > have its own set of rpc_pipefs pipes.
> > 
> > request-key is different. The kernel spawns a thread that execs the
> > program, but there's no support in that infrastructure for doing so
> > within a particular container.
> 
> This thread might be interesting:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/11/24/885
> 

Nice. I wasn't aware that Ian was working on this. I'll take a look.

> >> Also...the nfsidmap binary (the request-key helper) isn't
> >> namespace-aware...is it?
> >> 
> > 
> > No it's not. I'd consider that a bug as well.
> 
> So basically, a request-key based gssd would be possible if that "bug" 
> in the request-key infrastructure is fixed, right?
> 

Yes, I don't see why not.

-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@primarydata.com>

  reply	other threads:[~2014-12-10 14:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-12-09  5:40 [PATCH 00/19] gssd improvements David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:40 ` [PATCH 01/19] nfs-utils: cleanup daemonization code David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:40 ` [PATCH 02/19] nfs-utils: gssd - merge gssd_main_loop.c and gssd.c David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:40 ` [PATCH 03/19] nfs-utils: gssd - simplify some option handling David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 04/19] nfs-utils: gssd - remove arbitrary GSSD_MAX_CCACHE_SEARCH limitation David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 05/19] nfs-utils: gssd - simplify topdirs path David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 06/19] nfs-utils: gssd - move over pipfs scanning code David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 07/19] nfs-utils: gssd - simplify client dir " David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 08/19] nfs-utils: gssd - use libevent David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 09/19] nfs-utils: gssd - remove "close me" code David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 10/19] nfs-utils: gssd - make the client lists per-topdir David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 11/19] nfs-utils: gssd - keep the rpc_pipefs dir open David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 12/19] nfs-utils: gssd - use more relative paths David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 13/19] nfs-utils: gssd - simplify topdir scanning David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 14/19] nfs-utils: gssd - simplify client scanning David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:41 ` [PATCH 15/19] nfs-utils: gssd - cleanup read_service_info David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:42 ` [PATCH 16/19] nfs-utils: gssd - change dnotify to inotify David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:42 ` [PATCH 17/19] nfs-utils: gssd - further shorten some pathnames David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:42 ` [PATCH 18/19] nfs-utils: gssd - improve inotify David Härdeman
2014-12-09  5:42 ` [PATCH 19/19] nfs-utils: gssd - simplify handle_gssd_upcall David Härdeman
2014-12-09 13:09 ` [PATCH 00/19] gssd improvements Jeff Layton
2014-12-09 13:52   ` David Härdeman
2014-12-09 14:58     ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-09 15:07       ` Simo Sorce
2014-12-09 19:55       ` David Härdeman
2014-12-10 11:52         ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-10 14:08           ` David Härdeman
2014-12-10 14:17             ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-10 14:31               ` David Härdeman
2014-12-10 14:34                 ` Jeff Layton [this message]
2014-12-10 16:03                   ` David Howells
2014-12-10 19:03                     ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-10 20:55                       ` David Härdeman
2014-12-10 23:44                       ` Ian Kent
2014-12-10 23:21                     ` Benjamin Coddington
2014-12-11  0:12                       ` Ian Kent
2014-12-11  1:54                         ` Benjamin Coddington
2014-12-11  3:21                           ` Ian Kent
2014-12-11 11:45                             ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-11 12:55                               ` Ian Kent
2014-12-11 13:46                                 ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-11 22:31                                   ` Ian Kent
2014-12-11 19:32                               ` J. Bruce Fields
2014-12-11 19:50                                 ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-11 19:55                                   ` J. Bruce Fields
2014-12-11 20:11                                     ` Jeff Layton
2014-12-11 20:38                                       ` J. Bruce Fields
2014-12-11 22:20                                         ` Ian Kent
2014-12-09 16:39 ` Steve Dickson
2014-12-09 20:22   ` David Härdeman
2014-12-09 21:13     ` Steve Dickson
2014-12-10 14:20       ` David Härdeman
2014-12-10 20:35 ` J. Bruce Fields
2014-12-10 20:49   ` David Härdeman
2014-12-10 21:07     ` J. Bruce Fields
2015-01-28 21:29 ` Steve Dickson

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