On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 11:56:59AM +1100, NeilBrown wrote: > > I still don't understand WTF does rpc.imapd *want* either of those, TBH. > > The rpc_pipefs filesysem which is mounted on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs creates > new channels for talking to userspace by making new pipes appear in some > directory. Any client needs to arrange some notification for these new pipes > appearing so that it can open them and hold a conversation over them. > This calls for dnotify (in gssd and idmapd) or inotify (in blkmapd). ... or just adding ->poll() to the directory in question and using the normal syscalls instead of all that weird crap. -- 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
