2023-11-27 15:18:36

by Jeffrey Layton

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Subject: [PATCH] autoconf: don't build nfsdcltrack by default

Now that we've started the process to remove legacy v4 client tracking
methods, let's stop building nfsdcltrack by default.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
configure.ac | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 93a1202807ea..62c833cc2409 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsrahead,
fi

AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsdcltrack,
- [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-nfsdcltrack],[disable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
+ [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsdcltrack],[enable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
enable_nfsdcltrack=$enableval,
- enable_nfsdcltrack="yes")
+ enable_nfsdcltrack="no")

AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsv4server,
[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsv4server],[enable support for NFSv4 only server @<:@default=no@:>@])],

---
base-commit: cc5cccbb9f24a2324f50a5cb4c29d83fdf6b1f90
change-id: 20231127-master-5ef1c15da9c4

Best regards,
--
Jeff Layton <[email protected]>



2023-12-07 19:42:55

by Steve Dickson

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] autoconf: don't build nfsdcltrack by default

Hey Jeff!

On 11/27/23 10:18 AM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Now that we've started the process to remove legacy v4 client tracking
> methods, let's stop building nfsdcltrack by default.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
> ---
> configure.ac | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> index 93a1202807ea..62c833cc2409 100644
> --- a/configure.ac
> +++ b/configure.ac
> @@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsrahead,
> fi
>
> AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsdcltrack,
> - [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-nfsdcltrack],[disable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
> + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsdcltrack],[enable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
> enable_nfsdcltrack=$enableval,
> - enable_nfsdcltrack="yes")
> + enable_nfsdcltrack="no")
>
> AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsv4server,
> [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsv4server],[enable support for NFSv4 only server @<:@default=no@:>@])],
>
> ---
> base-commit: cc5cccbb9f24a2324f50a5cb4c29d83fdf6b1f90
> change-id: 20231127-master-5ef1c15da9c4
>
> Best regards,
Quick Question... Should we remove the code or just
turn off the building as this patch does?

stesved.


2023-12-07 20:14:45

by Jeffrey Layton

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] autoconf: don't build nfsdcltrack by default

On Thu, 2023-12-07 at 14:42 -0500, Steve Dickson wrote:
> Hey Jeff!
>
> On 11/27/23 10:18 AM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > Now that we've started the process to remove legacy v4 client tracking
> > methods, let's stop building nfsdcltrack by default.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
> > ---
> > configure.ac | 4 ++--
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> > index 93a1202807ea..62c833cc2409 100644
> > --- a/configure.ac
> > +++ b/configure.ac
> > @@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsrahead,
> > fi
> >
> > AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsdcltrack,
> > - [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-nfsdcltrack],[disable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
> > + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsdcltrack],[enable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
> > enable_nfsdcltrack=$enableval,
> > - enable_nfsdcltrack="yes")
> > + enable_nfsdcltrack="no")
> >
> > AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsv4server,
> > [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsv4server],[enable support for NFSv4 only server @<:@default=no@:>@])],
> >
> > ---
> > base-commit: cc5cccbb9f24a2324f50a5cb4c29d83fdf6b1f90
> > change-id: 20231127-master-5ef1c15da9c4
> >
> > Best regards,
> Quick Question... Should we remove the code or just
> turn off the building as this patch does?
>
> stesved.
>

Eventually, I think we'll want to remove nfsdcltrack entirely, but I
think we shouldn't do that right away, without announcing it first and
giving distros some warning.

Since we're on the subject, how long should we wait before fully
deprecating it? A year? 2 or 3 releases? What makes sense?

Maybe we should have configure spew a warning about its impending
removal when someone enables it too?
--
Jeff Layton <[email protected]>

2023-12-08 10:53:58

by Steve Dickson

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] autoconf: don't build nfsdcltrack by default

Hey

On 12/7/23 3:14 PM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> On Thu, 2023-12-07 at 14:42 -0500, Steve Dickson wrote:
>> Hey Jeff!
>>
>> On 11/27/23 10:18 AM, Jeff Layton wrote:
>>> Now that we've started the process to remove legacy v4 client tracking
>>> methods, let's stop building nfsdcltrack by default.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
>>> ---
>>> configure.ac | 4 ++--
>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
>>> index 93a1202807ea..62c833cc2409 100644
>>> --- a/configure.ac
>>> +++ b/configure.ac
>>> @@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsrahead,
>>> fi
>>>
>>> AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsdcltrack,
>>> - [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-nfsdcltrack],[disable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
>>> + [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsdcltrack],[enable NFSv4 clientid tracking programs @<:@default=no@:>@])],
>>> enable_nfsdcltrack=$enableval,
>>> - enable_nfsdcltrack="yes")
>>> + enable_nfsdcltrack="no")
>>>
>>> AC_ARG_ENABLE(nfsv4server,
>>> [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nfsv4server],[enable support for NFSv4 only server @<:@default=no@:>@])],
>>>
>>> ---
>>> base-commit: cc5cccbb9f24a2324f50a5cb4c29d83fdf6b1f90
>>> change-id: 20231127-master-5ef1c15da9c4
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>> Quick Question... Should we remove the code or just
>> turn off the building as this patch does?
>>
>> steved.
>>
>
> Eventually, I think we'll want to remove nfsdcltrack entirely, but I
> think we shouldn't do that right away, without announcing it first and
> giving distros some warning.
>
> Since we're on the subject, how long should we wait before fully
> deprecating it? A year? 2 or 3 releases? What makes sense?
Well, I was planning on make a new release (nfs-utils-2-7-1) when
I took the patch... So I guess turning the build off for
now makes sense... just to see what happens.

>
> Maybe we should have configure spew a warning about its impending
> removal when someone enables it too?
Hmm... If it is not needed... why go through the effort?
I've always been a fan of... a clean cut! :-)

steved.