Re: nfsiod issues?
Bryn Paul Arnold Jones (bpaj@gytha.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 23:07:00 +0100 (BST)
On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Larry 'Daffy' Daffner wrote:
> In addition, the locking of insmod's memory and command line look bad
> and are confusing unless you have read the README. Not a spiffy thing
> to have in a stable release.
>
> Also, what about loading/unloading the nfs module. Is it really the
> only viable solution to keep the nfsiod's around and the nfs.o module
> loaded until said processes are killed? It seems strongly against the
> concept of loadable modules to me, especially with kerneld.
>
> Can anyone give some reasons not to be concerned about the above,
> fixes for the above, or enough clues to fix it myself? :)
>
> -Larry
>
Hmm, coulden't we delay the creation of these processes until the nfs
module is used (either when it's as a module, or compiled in), and can't
we rename them to nfsiod when they are in a module (as sendmail changes
it's name).
Bryn
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