Re: [PATCH 0/9] Multiple network connections for a single NFS mount.

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On Tue, Jun 11 2019, Tom Talpey wrote:

> On 6/11/2019 5:10 PM, Olga Kornievskaia wrote:
...
>> 
>> Solaris has it, Microsoft has it and linux has been deprived of it,
>> let's join the party.
>
> Let me be clear about one thing - SMB3 has it because the protocol
> is designed for it. Multichannel leverages SMB2 sessions to allow
> retransmit on any active bound connection. NFSv4.1 (and later) have
> a similar capability.
>
> NFSv2 and NFSv3, however, do not, and I've already stated my concerns
> about pushing them too far. I agree with your sentiment, but for these
> protocols, please bear in mind the risks.

NFSv2 and NFSv3 were designed to work with UDP.  That works a lot like
one-connection-per-message.   I don't think there is any reason to think
NFSv2,3 would have any problems with multiple connections.

NeilBrown

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