Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.netapp.com ([216.240.18.38]:7964 "EHLO mx1.netapp.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755117Ab3BLXSQ convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:18:16 -0500 From: "Myklebust, Trond" To: "J. Bruce Fields" , Steve Dickson CC: "J. Bruce Fields" , "David P. Quigley" , Linux NFS list , "Linux FS devel list" , Linux Security List , SELinux List Subject: RE: [PATCH 00/15] lnfs: 3.8-rc6 release Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:18:13 +0000 Message-ID: <4FA345DA4F4AE44899BD2B03EEEC2FA91F3CE6E2@sacexcmbx05-prd.hq.netapp.com> References: <1360327163-20360-1-git-send-email-SteveD@redhat.com> <20130212231113.GQ10267@fieldses.org> In-Reply-To: <20130212231113.GQ10267@fieldses.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: We definitely do need a 4.2 minor version label. As you said, that shouldn't be hard since 4.2 is basically 4.1 with new enhancements, and we already have all the minorversion machinery ready and working. > -----Original Message----- > From: J. Bruce Fields [mailto:bfields@fieldses.org] > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:11 PM > To: Steve Dickson > Cc: Myklebust, Trond; J. Bruce Fields; David P. Quigley; Linux NFS list; Linux FS > devel list; Linux Security List; SELinux List > Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/15] lnfs: 3.8-rc6 release > > So originally I thought Dave was saying we'd try to get the label change > attribute in the initial submission. I guess it'll be coming later instead? > > This is going to be a part of NFSv4.2, so shouldn't this really come with > patches to implement minor version 2? (Should be totally trivial as it doesn't > have to do anything other than labeled NFS for now.) > > If not, that's another reason why we don't want to recommend building this > by default. Though maybe advertising labeled NFS support in v4.1 won't > cause a problem for any implementation in practice, I don't know. > > --b.