Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932146AbWIAQIS (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:08:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932159AbWIAQIS (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:08:18 -0400 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.232]:59330 "EHLO wr-out-0506.google.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932146AbWIAQIR (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:08:17 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=mgfEj4gEKLnuTufoTy+Mm6rDrNUNL+3ljwI5mx9/PebrC3mY3uGsAIV+M91nzFzpPdCbLtqDFFUM+MQrVtPyvYUjKXw9BIKQjjCwTmkYELkvNdEkPVFR+dyu2V0VPglEpigb+TW9dbnMu26PXVi6kHXu8YFyhH2efPKLXvggIKg= Message-ID: <76bd70e30609010908n47eb356ob121109961f8221c@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:08:14 -0400 From: "Chuck Lever" To: "Olaf Kirch" Subject: Re: [NFS] [PATCH 019 of 19] knfsd: Register all RPC programs with portmapper by default Cc: NeilBrown , "Andrew Morton" , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20060901155407.GC29574@suse.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20060901141639.27206.patches@notabene> <1060901043948.27677@suse.de> <76bd70e30609010831m9e80cfav514d60718d35e7d5@mail.gmail.com> <20060901155407.GC29574@suse.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1043 Lines: 24 On 9/1/06, Olaf Kirch wrote: > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 11:31:25AM -0400, Chuck Lever wrote: > > I don't like this. The idea that multiple RPC services are listening > > on the same port is a total hack. What other service might use this > > besides NFSACL? > > Why do you consider this a hack? I have always felt that librpc requiring > you to open separate ports for every program you register was a poor > design. The RPC header contains the program number, and the RPC code > is fully capable of demuxing incoming requests. So I do not think it is > a hack at all. > > And yes, Solaris NFSACL resides on 2049 too. I meant "Does Solaris advertise NFSACL on 2049 via the portmapper?" -- "We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals" -- Quarry worker's creed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/