On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 12:15:39PM -0800, Kaz Kylheku wrote: > Ralf Baechle wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 11:26:06AM -0800, Kaz Kylheku wrote: > > > >> After backing out the nfsutils patch, the diskless node does boot. > >> > >> However, the original "exportfs -a" problem comes back! > >> > >> So this problem is not resolved simply by using the correct compat > >> routine; it's deeper. > >> > >> Sigh. > > > > Thanks for testing anyway! > > I'm continuing to dig into the problem. > > The export logic doesn't even go through nfsctl() anyway, which is why I > originally hadn't even suspected that syscall. > > The nfsexport() function in nfsutils first tries opening > "/proc/net/rpc/nfsd.fh./channel". If that works, it uses that, via a > text-based protocol. Only if that interface doesn't exist does it fall > back on the nfsctl(NFSCTL_EXPORT, ...) interface. After checking that latest glibc still isn't trying to compensate for the N32 nfsservctl issue in userland I've applied the patch I sent you earlier. Ralf
