Subject: Re: Configuring fs_locations on Linux upstream server pseudo fs for
 session trunking
To: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org>,
        Andy Adamson <androsadamson@gmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 14:31:51 -0400
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On 05/26/2016 11:22 AM, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>>>>> Idea 1: extra syntax in /etc/exports
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> It's not really export-specific information.  I wonder if it'd be better
>>>> > >> to pass it on the rpc.nfsd commandline?
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>       rpc.nfsd --multipath-set="192.168.0.1,192.168.0.2"
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> (and then that can be configured in /etc/sysconfig/nfs or whatever)?
>> > 
>> > Is this (the rpc.nfsd command line and /etc/sysconfig/nfs entry) the
>> > preferred way?
>> > Is /etc/sysconfig/nfs read upon reboot?
Again, I think this is just globing new stuff on old stuff... 

I'm just thinking having new commands to manage new technology
better direction. 
  
> Yes.  (Well, the details are distribution-dependent, I think it's up to
> the /usr/lib/systemd/scripts/nfs-utils_env.sh script referenced in
> nfs-utils/systemd/nfs-config.service.)
These new command could have their very own system start up scripts

> 
> The annoying thing about putting it on the rpc.nfsd commandline is that
> it's mountd, not nfsd, that manages the NFSv4 pseudofs, and would be
> responsible for cooking up the fs_locations info.
I agree with this... structurally this just seems wrong.

steved.