Re: [PATCH 0/4] Make mount.nfs use new getport() function

[Steve Dickson <SteveD@redhat.com>]

Chuck Lever wrote:
> Hi Steve-
> 
> Four new IPv6-related patches for mount.nfs.  These replace the
> existing PMAP_GETPORT implementation in utils/mount/network.c with a
> call to the new library functions we just added.
> 
> The probe_statd() function is used by both the legacy and the text-
> based paths, but replacing the mount.nfs command's getport() function
> affects only the *legacy* NFS mount path, not text-based mounts.
> 
> For anyone testing this code, please try it on pre-2.6.23 kernels,
> or patch mount.nfs to use legacy binary style mounts.  This will
> exercise the new PMAP_GETPORT implementation using all the special
> cases needed by mount.nfs.
> 
> The new RPCB_GETADDR implementation will not be used until mount.nfs
> can pass in IPv6 addresses.
> 
> ---
> 
> Chuck Lever (4):
>       mount command: remove local getport() implementation
>       mount command: Replace clnt_ping() and getport() calls in probe_port()
>       mount command: Use nfs_error() instead of perror()
>       mount command: Use nfs_pmap_getport() in probe_statd()
Tested and Committed....

steved.