Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:7655 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751875Ab3DBSI6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Apr 2013 14:08:58 -0400 Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/3] Avoid reverse resolution for server name From: Simo Sorce To: "Myklebust, Trond" Cc: Linux NFS Mailing list In-Reply-To: <4FA345DA4F4AE44899BD2B03EEEC2FA9286FB37F@SACEXCMBX04-PRD.hq.netapp.com> References: <1364924947-16985-1-git-send-email-simo@redhat.com> <1364924947-16985-3-git-send-email-simo@redhat.com> <4FA345DA4F4AE44899BD2B03EEEC2FA9286FB37F@SACEXCMBX04-PRD.hq.netapp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:08:56 -0400 Message-ID: <1364926136.2660.1270.camel@willson.li.ssimo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, 2013-04-02 at 17:58 +0000, Myklebust, Trond wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-nfs- > > owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Simo Sorce > > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 1:49 PM > > To: Linux NFS Mailing list > > Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Avoid reverse resolution for server name > > > > A NFS client should be able to work properly even if the DNS Reverse record > > for the server is not set. There is no excuse to forcefully prevent that from > > working when it can. > > Note that rpc.statd has the same limitation. > > > This patch adds a new -N option that takes an 'on' or 'off' argument and > > controls whether forced PTR resolution is avoided (on) or performed (off) > > '-N' already has a very different meaning on rpc.mountd and rpc.nfsd. It might therefore be better to choose a different name to avoid confusion. > Also, why do a single option with an 'on/off' argument instead of just choosing 2 options ? > Well Jeff seemed to suggest that way, I do not have any preference, can you please give me 2 letters to use ? Meanwhile I'll check rpc.statd as well. Simo. -- Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York