From: Chuck Lever Subject: Re: ipv6 status Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:33:25 -0500 Message-ID: References: <1228092016.7394.521.camel@pc.interlinx.bc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org To: "Brian J. Murrell" Return-path: Received: from rcsinet12.oracle.com ([148.87.113.124]:35894 "EHLO rgminet12.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751455AbYLASdg (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:33:36 -0500 In-Reply-To: <1228092016.7394.521.camel-lA68w17JHpfIgqYUaR6mlLDks+cytr/Z@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Nov 30, 2008, at Nov 30, 2008, 7:40 PM, Brian J. Murrell wrote: > So what exactly is the status of NFS and IPv6 in the most recent (say, > 2.6.24-28) kernels? Is it present and if so, working? Feel free to > simply point me to a roadmap that shows where we are if you like. There isn't a published roadmap. Linux developers tend to eschew deadlines. The NFS client in 2.6.28 (and maybe 2.6.27) should support NFSv4 over IPv6. Use the latest nfs-utils. I'm hoping 2.6.29 will see all the kernel pieces we need for NFSv2/v3 client and server, and NFSv4 server support for IPv6. Support for NFSv2/v3 over IPv6, and server-side support for NFSv4 over IPv6, requires user space changes. We are pushing those into nfs- utils over time, but I don't expect that work to be complete until sometime in 1H2009. -- Chuck Lever chuck[dot]lever[at]oracle[dot]com