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From: Raj <obelix123@toughguy.net>
To: Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, okir@monad.swb.de
Subject: Re: [TRIVIAL][PATCH]:/proc/fs/nfsd/
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:05:47 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <40485803.7060102@toughguy.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <16456.20875.670811.900445@notabene.cse.unsw.edu.au>

Neil Brown wrote:

>On Friday March 5, obelix123@toughguy.net wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Kernel Version: 2.6.3
>>Even if NFSD is not selected, the proc entry /proc/fs/nfsd is getting 
>>created.
>>    
>>
>
>Is it a problem??
>  
>
Theoritically no, but behavior wise , yes.

>  
>
>>The following patch fixes it.
>>    
>>
>
>Does it need fixing??
>
>If you remove this, then people who compile a kernel without nfsd
>support, and then later decide to compile an nfsd module and load it,
>will not be able to mount the nfsd filesystem at the right place.
>  
>

I guess choosing nfsd either builtin or as a module will cause a rebuild 
of some components of the main kernel and hence a
reboot is anyway need. Pls correct me if i am wrong.

>
>  
>
>>Pls apply.
>>
>>/Raj
>>--- linux-2.6.3/fs/proc/root.c	2004-02-19 09:52:32.000000000 +0530
>>+++ linux-2.6.3-fixed/fs/proc/root.c	2004-03-05 13:48:28.448516568 +0530
>>@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ void __init proc_root_init(void)
>> #endif
>> 	proc_root_fs = proc_mkdir("fs", 0);
>> 	proc_root_driver = proc_mkdir("driver", 0);
>>+
>>+#if defined(CONFIG_NFSD) || defined(CONFIG_NFSD_MODULE)
>> 	proc_mkdir("fs/nfsd", 0); /* somewhere for the nfsd filesystem to be mounted */
>>+#endif
>>+
>> #if defined(CONFIG_SUN_OPENPROMFS) || defined(CONFIG_SUN_OPENPROMFS_MODULE)
>> 	/* just give it a mountpoint */
>> 	proc_mkdir("openprom", 0);
>>    
>>
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  reply	other threads:[~2004-03-05 10:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-03-05  9:09 [TRIVIAL][PATCH]:/proc/fs/nfsd/ Raj
2004-03-05 10:08 ` [TRIVIAL][PATCH]:/proc/fs/nfsd/ Neil Brown
2004-03-05 10:35   ` Raj [this message]
2004-03-13 17:26     ` [TRIVIAL][PATCH]:/proc/fs/nfsd/ Adrian Bunk
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-03-05  9:47 [TRIVIAL][PATCH]:/proc/fs/nfsd/ Petr Vandrovec
2004-03-05 11:28 ` [TRIVIAL][PATCH]:/proc/fs/nfsd/ Neil Brown

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