Re: NFSv4.1 mandatory locks working in Linux nfsd ?

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On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 at 22:28, Roland Mainz <roland.mainz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 4:55 PM Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2024-01-11 at 10:54 -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2023-12-24 at 18:29 +0100, Roland Mainz wrote:
> > > > Are there any known issues with NFSv4.1 mandatory locking nfsd code in
> > > > the Linux 5.10.0-22-rt-amd64 kernel (technically the Debian Bullseye
> > > > RT kernel) ? Is there any kernel or NFS test suite module which covers
> > > > NFSv4.1 client mandatory locking ?
> > >
> > > Linux doesn't support mandatory locking at all since 2021 [1]. The Linux
> > > NFS client and server therefore do not support v4.1 mandatory locking.
> >
> > Forgot the footnote!
> >
> > [1]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fsdevel/patch/20210820114046.69282-1-jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> OK, this is pretty bad in terms of interoperability.... ;-(
>
> What should a Windows NFSv4 client (Hummingbird, OpenText, Exceed,
> ms-nfs41-client, ...) do in this case ?
> It basically means that locking for these clients will fail if the
> server does not support it... ;-(

The Windows nfsd supports NFSv4 with mandatory locking. Or use SAMBA
like everyone else.

Honestly, while your msnfs41client for Windows is impressive, the
NFSv4 protocol is fighting a losing battle against SAMBA on every
other front than Linux. Even the HPC market is evaporating for NFS
since the day M$ came up with SMB DIRECT, as SMB over RDMA.

Dan
-- 
Dan Shelton - Cluster Specialist Win/Lin/Bsd





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