From: Peter Staubach Subject: Re: [PATCH] NFS: Sign Extentions with Tru64 FSIDs. Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:29:23 -0500 Message-ID: <45EEE863.4090202@redhat.com> References: <45EC7F0F.4090600@RedHat.com> <1173130678.6315.7.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <45EC8FD3.4010809@redhat.com> <1173132182.6315.27.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <45EC9837.1010504@redhat.com> <1173186308.6393.7.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <45ED8135.2010008@RedHat.com> <45EDE060.3020501@RedHat.com> <45EECE74.6070606@oracle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: Neil Brown , Trond Myklebust , "'nfs@lists.sourceforge.net'" , Steve Dickson To: chuck.lever@oracle.com 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 1HOz1H-0006gW-JU for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:29:39 -0800 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HOz1F-0006wW-9B for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:29:38 -0800 In-Reply-To: <45EECE74.6070606@oracle.com> 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 Chuck Lever wrote: > A comment... > > You've implemented a "negative" -- the usual convention is to > implement the "positive" option. This is how Apple/*BSD do it for > READDIRPLUS, and it might be good to follow existing precedent. > > I think you should implement "rddirplus" and make it the default. > That way you get "norddirplus" automatically. > > You should also include appropriate man page changes in your patch. ;-D > If "rddirplus" is the option and is the default, how do you turn it off? Actually, I am also curious why any existing precedent is interesting. In general, none of the existing precedents have been followed in the past... :-) Thanx... ps ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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