mountd

[Jane Chiu]

Hi,

    I think the result of the diff could be due to my sprinkling a bunch of
syslog warnings to figure out the source code.  Just wondering how the fh
value coming along?

On 7/10/06, J. Bruce Fields <bfields at fieldses.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 03:05:19PM -0700, Jane Chiu wrote:
> >    Sorry about the incoherent e-mail I sent previously.
>
> Nah, it wasn't incoherent, I just was too lazy to figure it out...
>
> > Below is the diff
> > of the changes I have done so far in mountd.
>
> Something's not right--most of these changes look irrelevant--e.g. it
> looks like your diff includes the work to make mountd mutlithreaded?
> Are you sure you diff'd the right things?
>
> > I updated auth.c and
> > client.cas well.  Currently I am able to get the server to
> > authenticate the mount
> > request and recognize the client.  However, it is failing at obtaining a
> > proper fh.  I am unsure what fh is.  I am guessing it's the filehandle
>
> yes
>
> > but unsure what the default value should be if it is unable to get one
> > from the get_fh function as currently it is still set to NULL.
>
> Hm.
>
> > I am unsure if I'm making sense.  Furthermore, I know the abstract
> > (high level) idea of what I am suppose to implement.  I am however
> > having problem with the implementation.  Is there additional readings
> > you could direct me toward?  Or any other person?  I feel horrible
> > about bugging you so much.
>
> It's OK, a little more mail won't cause me problems; sorry for the vague
> answers....  I'll take a look at this soon.
>
> You can also try the mailing list (nfsv4 at linux-nfs.org).  If we keep
> that public list cc'd on stuff, that means our conversation gets
> archived for anyone else that wants to learn about this stuff in the
> future, and also other people might be able to help out.
>
> --b.
>
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