Re: [PATCH 2/2] rpc.svcgssd: the build of rpc.svcgssd is off by default

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On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 03:50:13PM -0400, Steve Dickson wrote:
> 
> 
> On 09/22/2014 03:43 PM, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 03:20:08PM -0400, Steve Dickson wrote:
> >> Due to the fact the gssproxy is not managing the
> >> GASSAPI credentials, on the server, there is
> >> no need to build/install rpc.svcgssd.
> >>
> >> To re-enable the build use the --enable-svcgss
> >> configure flag
> > 
> > Since we're not running rpc.svcgssd in those cases where it's not
> > needed, we should keep --enable-svcgss as the default for now.  It's an
> > easy way to keep old kernels working.
> Either way is fine with me... As long as there is a switch but 
> I have to wonder out loud... 
> 
> How often is it the case where the the latest nfs-utils is being 
> run on a a kernel that is over two years old...

Anyone trying to do a git-bisect to identify a kernel regression.

(You upgrade your NFS server from F19 to F20 and your network adapter
stops working.  You suspect a driver bug, so you try installing the
kernel from F19.)

And it's closer to one year than two.  When gss-proxy's a little older
I'll agree.

--b.
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