Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from smtp.mail.umich.edu ([141.211.14.81]:42384 "EHLO hackers.mr.itd.umich.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755448Ab1KRBv1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:51:27 -0500 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:51:16 -0500 From: Jim Rees To: Jeff Layton Cc: John Hughes , Trond Myklebust , linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Don't hang user processes if Kerberos ticket for nfs4 mount expires Message-ID: <20111118015116.GA1959@umich.edu> References: <4EC3FD8B.6000705@calvaedi.com> <20111116144718.78b2e288@corrin.poochiereds.net> <20111116234434.GA12882@umich.edu> <20111116203119.1d9c0dd6@corrin.poochiereds.net> <20111116203810.4e1b9d28@corrin.poochiereds.net> <4EC4EA91.5070607@Calva.COM> <4EC50882.2080803@Calva.COM> <20111117164630.394027e7@tlielax.poochiereds.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20111117164630.394027e7@tlielax.poochiereds.net> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I would argue that if you don't want your applications to stop working when your ticket expires, you shouldn't let the ticket expire. If you don't want to have to renew your ticket, you should use an infinite ticket lifetime. It sounds like you've made up your mind, but I would urge you to make this a mount option, analogous to the hard/soft mount option.