Re: [PATCH 0/4 rpcbind] Supprt abstract addresses and disable broadcast

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On Tue, 05 Mar 2024, Steve Dickson wrote:
> Hey Neil,
> 
> My apologies on addressing this...
> Too much PTO :-)
> 
> On 2/25/24 6:53 PM, NeilBrown wrote:
> > The first two patches here I wrote some years ago but never posted - sorry.
> > The third and fourth allow rpcbind to work with an abstract AF_UNIX
> > address as preferentially used by recent kernels.
> > 
> > NeilBrown
> > 
> > 
> >   [PATCH 1/4] manpage: describe use of extra port for broadcast rpc
> >   [PATCH 2/4] rpcbind: allow broadcast RPC to be disabled.
> You realize that the broadcast code is configured out by default
> ./configure  --help | grep rmt
>    --enable-rmtcalls       Enables Remote Calls [default=no]
> 
> So do we want to introduce a flag and man page section
> for something that is off by default?
> 

Hmmm.... I guess I didn't know that when I wrote the patch - or forgot. 

I wrote the patch a few years ago and found it when I was doing the
abstract address stuff and though I better submit it.  I was wrong.

Please just ignore those first two patches.

Thanks,
NeilBrown





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