From: "Chuck Lever" Subject: Re: cel's patches for 2.6.18 kernels Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:37:23 -0400 Message-ID: <76bd70e30609211037x73c0923avbcfaee20355a8f11@mail.gmail.com> References: <76bd70e30609201128r9188a17i51b779c6e1b569fc@mail.gmail.com> <76bd70e30609201353l7d8c063fp94916c509b08b24e@mail.gmail.com> <1158787006.5639.19.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <76bd70e30609201929s1e01b453ia694774d77f9474c@mail.gmail.com> <451284E4.4050806@RedHat.com> <1158846435.7626.7.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <76bd70e30609210750s5c8b943cg267513c64dc0433f@mail.gmail.com> <1158851176.5441.17.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <76bd70e30609210851h71b48c28ka2b283bd5842afd5@mail.gmail.com> <1158859983.5441.48.camel@lade.trondhjem.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 1GQSUJ-0005zE-5f for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:37:27 -0700 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.237]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1GQSUI-0004H6-RO for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:37:28 -0700 Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i20so391606wra for ; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:37:25 -0700 (PDT) To: "Trond Myklebust" In-Reply-To: <1158859983.5441.48.camel@lade.trondhjem.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 9/21/06, Trond Myklebust wrote: > On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 11:51 -0400, Chuck Lever wrote: > > > There is already a mechanism in place for allowing the user to fiddle > > > with the limits, > > > > Why should any user care about setting this limit? The client should > > be able to regulate itself to make optimal use of the available > > resources. Hand-tuning this limit is simply a work around. > > Remind me why _you_ lobbied for the ability to do this? Because currently it is the only way you will accept to make any adjustment at all. It was a compromise. -- "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