From: "Chuck Lever" Subject: Re: [PATCH 019 of 19] knfsd: Register all RPC programs with portmapper by default Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:08:14 -0400 Message-ID: <76bd70e30609010908n47eb356ob121109961f8221c@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060901141639.27206.patches@notabene> <1060901043948.27677@suse.de> <76bd70e30609010831m9e80cfav514d60718d35e7d5@mail.gmail.com> <20060901155407.GC29574@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: NeilBrown , Andrew Morton , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GJBZ4-0008Ot-Si for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:08:18 -0700 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.228]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1GJBZ5-0002wB-C1 for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:08:19 -0700 Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 57so396590wri for ; Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:08:15 -0700 (PDT) To: "Olaf Kirch" In-Reply-To: <20060901155407.GC29574@suse.de> 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 9/1/06, Olaf Kirch wrote: > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 11:31:25AM -0400, Chuck Lever wrote: > > I don't like this. The idea that multiple RPC services are listening > > on the same port is a total hack. What other service might use this > > besides NFSACL? > > Why do you consider this a hack? I have always felt that librpc requiring > you to open separate ports for every program you register was a poor > design. The RPC header contains the program number, and the RPC code > is fully capable of demuxing incoming requests. So I do not think it is > a hack at all. > > And yes, Solaris NFSACL resides on 2049 too. I meant "Does Solaris advertise NFSACL on 2049 via the portmapper?" -- "We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals" -- Quarry worker's creed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs