Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | Neil Brown <> | Date | Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:55:44 +1000 | Subject | Re: nfs-utils-1.0.5 is not backwards compatible with 2.4 |
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On Friday August 1, chip@pobox.com wrote: > According to Neil Brown: > > I don't know if there is any such code, but if there is I apoligize for > > breaking it and suggest that the best fix is to not use the header > > file it was using but it explicitly include the values for NFSEXP_* in > > that code. > > The only really bad thing about the current situation is that the name > "NFSEXP_CROSSMNT" is poisoned by having had two historical > definitions. So it that name should be dropped, IMO, and replaced by > something textually different. "NFSEXP_XMOUNT", perhaps. Even > "NFSEXP_CROSSMNT2" would work. Just as long as code that said > "CROSSMNT" to mean "NOHIDE" wouldn't accidentally get CROSSMNT instead.
If we were to change it, I would prefer NFSEXP_CROSSMOUNT.
I might send such a patch to Linus and update nfs-utils if/when it gets included (or should 2.6 patches start going to Andrew now??)
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