On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:24:50PM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote: > On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:38:53 +1000 > Neil Brown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I don't think it is all that bad. It is a shame you have to use system() > > rather than just calling mount() directly but I guess we need that to > > update /etc/mtab. > > > > Yeah, that's the main reason I went with system(). It's worthwhile to > note that I'm using the exact same command that's in modprobe.conf on > fedora/RHEL. > > > Suggestions: > > > > - just don't do that. Use /etc/init.d/nfsserver start (or whatever the > > distro uses). > > I don't think we should count on that. Most people will use that, but > it seems like we shouldn't require that for this to work as expected... > > > - Make /proc/fs/nfsd and auto-mount point. That sounds like the systemd > > approach. > > Yes, I think systemd will take care of this eventually, but I think we > need something for existing distros that aren't using it yet. I thought Neil was saying that this would be a "systemd-like" approach, not that it would actually require systemd. Am I missing something? I can't come up with an immediate objection. I'm also not opposed to your patch as it stands. --b. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
