From: "Chuck Lever" Subject: Re: cel's patches for 2.6.18 kernels Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:53:06 -0400 Message-ID: <76bd70e30609201353l7d8c063fp94916c509b08b24e@mail.gmail.com> References: <76bd70e30609201128r9188a17i51b779c6e1b569fc@mail.gmail.com> <20060920202010.GA22954@infradead.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: Linux NFS Mailing List Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GQ94A-00052J-2c for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:53:10 -0700 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.226]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1GQ94A-0007wL-Or for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:53:11 -0700 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id r21so464104wxc for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:53:07 -0700 (PDT) To: "Christoph Hellwig" In-Reply-To: <20060920202010.GA22954@infradead.org> List-Id: "Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net On 9/20/06, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 02:28:10PM -0400, Chuck Lever wrote: > > This e-mail announces the release of cel's patch set for Linux 2.6.18 > > kernels. The patchset contains several important features, including: > > > > 1. The finishing patches for the RPC client transport switch > > > > 2. Support for rpcbind protocol versions 2 and 3 > > > > 3. Some support for IPv6 in the RPC and NFS clients > > > > 4. Elimination of the BKL in the RPC and NFS clients > > > > 5. Elimination of the RPC slot table > > What's the merge plan for those patches? The transport switch and ipv6 > code is eagerly anticipated by many people. About two thirds of the RPC transport switch is already in. Twenty-ish more patches are going in 2.6.19. There remain roughly 30 more patches that I need to walk through with Trond, and we can probably get those into 2.6.20. I wouldn't mind moving them up, but that's up to Trond. The IPv6 stuff is still being finished. Olaf may be able to help with the NLM parts; Bull is still working through the NFS server parts; I'm trying to act as integrator. I would like to line up some testers. I think those may be as far out as three or four releases, but progress is occurring -- note there are a lot more IPv6 patches in this patchset than there were in 2.6.17's. Elimination of the BKL is complete except for a few unimportant spots. All it needs is thorough testing on a multi-way ppc64 system to reveal niggling problems. The RPC slot table patches are completely rewritten in this release. That will probably need some testing and review. -- "We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals" -- Quarry worker's creed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs