Re: tail -f over NFS in -stable

2001-05-25 Thread Doug Barton
Jonathan Lemon wrote: > > In article [EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > > Blast from the past. This patch seemed reasonable to me at the time, but I > >notice you didn't commit it. Any reason why? The issue has just come up > >again on -questions. > > It shouldn't be needed. Ok, you

Re: tail -f over NFS in -stable

2001-05-25 Thread Jonathan Lemon
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > Blast from the past. This patch seemed reasonable to me at the time, but I >notice you didn't commit it. Any reason why? The issue has just come up >again on -questions. It shouldn't be needed. Instead, the following logic is used:

Re: tail -f over NFS in -stable

2001-05-25 Thread Ben Smithurst
Doug Barton wrote: > Blast from the past. This patch seemed reasonable to me at the time, but I > notice you didn't commit it. Any reason why? The issue has just come up > again on -questions. I seem to recall finding it had been fixed elsewhere, though unfortunately I can't remember the d

Re: tail -f over NFS in -stable

2001-05-24 Thread Doug Barton
Blast from the past. This patch seemed reasonable to me at the time, but I notice you didn't commit it. Any reason why? The issue has just come up again on -questions. Doug Ben Smithurst wrote: > > Fred Gilham wrote: > > > In 4.1-stable tail -f over NFS polls rather than blocking. > >