Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:50965 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753494Ab2B1MlZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:41:25 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:41:21 -0500 From: Jeff Layton To: Harshula Cc: Steve Dickson , NeilBrown , linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: "Using NFS over UDP on high-speed links such as Gigabit can cause silent data corruption." Message-ID: <20120228074121.3cedb321@tlielax.poochiereds.net> In-Reply-To: <1330432346.9157.30.camel@serendib> References: <1330406521.9157.16.camel@serendib> <20120228065218.7e110936@tlielax.poochiereds.net> <1330432346.9157.30.camel@serendib> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:32:26 +1100 Harshula wrote: > On Tue, 2012-02-28 at 06:52 -0500, Jeff Layton wrote: > > On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:22:01 +1100 > > Harshula wrote: > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > The following openSUSE nfs-utils patch, warn-nfs-udp.patch, is not > > > included upstream: > > > > > > https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file?file=warn-nfs-udp.patch&package=nfs-utils&project=openSUSE%3AFactory&rev=8e3e60c70e8270cd4afa036e13f6b2bb > > > > > > Please consider including it. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > # > > > > > > > I think that patch looks reasonable and clearly documenting the > > problems with UDP is a wonderful thing. > > > > It may be best to send it formally to steved and the list as a real > > [PATCH] with a real description and SoB line. > > I do not know who authored the above patch, hopefully someone will come > out and claim it now that it is on this list. > > cya, > # > Well, presumably that patch is open-source licensed like the rest of the nfs-utils code. Is that sufficient to simply copy it from opensuse? Either way, if the author were to step forward that would certainly be preferable... -- Jeff Layton