On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 08:52 +0200, Pierre Ossman wrote: > On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:41:16 -0400 > Trond Myklebust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > We also have the 64-bit inode support from RedHat/Peter Staubach. > > > > As has been pointed[1] out[2], this will cause regressions for non-LFS > applications (of which there are still lots and lots). This change > should be in feature-removal (the "feature" being removed is legacy > support for non-LFS applications using NFS servers that make full use > of the protocol) and preferably accompanied with appropriate user space > changes (e.g. compatibility option in glibc). > > [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=241348 > [2] http://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=118701088726477&w=2 > > Rgds
How about a boot/module parameter to turn it on or off? I don't see any point in having a sysctl for something like this: either you have legacy applications or you don't. It is not something that you switch off as you go off to lunch. A compile parameter, OTOH, would be too restrictive since it would force distros to choose just one behaviour (which would mean they would have to choose the most conservative). Trond - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
