On 10/17/24 15:31, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 23:27, Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Why is it bad? I can understand fuse server getting blocked on fuse >> folios is bad but why it is bad for other applications/tasks? I am >> wondering network filesystems have to handle similar situation then why >> is it bad just for fuse? > > You need privileges (physical access) to unplug the network cable. > You don't need privileges (in most setups) to run a fuse server. Not sure if that is the perfect example, you can also run a local user space nfs server. I think the real difference is 'fusermount' which typically has the s-bit set and allows mounts from unprivileged users. I.e. I really think we should differentiate between privileged/non-privileged fuse server tasks. Thanks, Bernd
