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Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:58:37 -0700
From: Venkateswararao Jujjuri <jvrao@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com,
        chuck.lever@oracle.com
Subject: State of NFSv4 VolatileFilehandles
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We at IBM receiving multiple customer requests for supporting NFSv4 
server migration.
I have referred to Trond and Chuck's presentations at 2011 Connectathon 
and there appears to be
sizable work remaining. I am not sure if there is any progress made 
since those talks.

I would like to open up a discussion thread on the mailing list to 
understand the latest status.
Also would like to get the input on the Volatile Filehandles (VFH). I 
searched the mailing list, and could not
find any recent discussion on this.

Some discussion points:
- What are the pieces left to attain full client/server support for 
seamless server migration?
- Any discussion/sugestions on the way to implement VFH?  As described 
in RFC 3530 sections 4.2.3 and 4.2.4?
- Are there any community efforts going / about to start in this area? 
so that we can partner and get
   things done instead of duplicating the work.

Thanks a lot for your help
JV