From: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Subject: Re: 2.4 vs 2.6
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 17:30:56 +1000
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To: "Vijay Chauhan" <kernel.vijay@gmail.com>,
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On Friday May 26, neilb@suse.de wrote:
> On Thursday May 25, kernel.vijay@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Can anyone tell me what are the differences in the linux kernel 2.4 version
> > and 2.6 version related to NFS implementation
> 
> How much detail do you want?
> 
> Apart from adding NFSv4, the main difference is the authentication
> cache with support for up-calls.
> In 2.4, exportfs and mountd had to tell the kernel about any export
> information that it might need to know.
> In 2.6, the kernel can ask mountd, and mountd will provide information
> on-demand.
> 
> NeilBrown

Ofcourse, that is just the server.  There have been lots of changes to
the client as well including RPCSEC support and much much more.

What exactly do you need to know?

NeilBrown


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