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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:31:41 -0500
From: Steve Dickson <SteveD@redhat.com>
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To: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
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Subject: Re: mount default minor version behavior
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On 11/13/2014 10:07 AM, Chuck Lever wrote:
>> The problem with setting defaults in nfsmount.conf
>> > its not scalable especially in very large 
>> > installations.
> I?m not sure what that means.
> 
> There are three sections of the configuration file: one
> is for global behavior, right? What makes adding a
> DefaultMinorVers here a problem?
Its not so much its difficult to do, its difficult to
manage especially when it comes to changing something
in a vary large installation.
 
> 
> If there is a scalability problem, shouldn?t we try to
> address that?
I'm trying to avoid one... ;-)

I just think one should be able to install a new kernel 
that supports a new minor version and have mount.nfs be 
able to use the minor version w/out recompile or 
editing some config file.. 

steved.