Re: Linux-2.2.0 (pre1)

Aaron Lehmann (aaronl@vitelus.com)
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 00:19:04 +0000 ( )


Sorry for asking a question that may seem stupid (from someone who knows
nothing abiut NFS), but does an NFS server really belong in the kernel?
Wouldn't it be better to implement it in user space? What am I missing?

On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Steven N. Hirsch wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, G. Allen Morris III wrote:
>
> > >>>Linus Torvalds said:
> > >
> > > Quite frankly, the rationale is that nobody has stood up and said that
> > > they are willing to really support the Linux kernel nfsd. I get patches
> > > from people that I know don't intend to _support_ it, they only re-send
> > > patches that they have seen floating around, and nobody seems to bother to
> > > take a real active interest.
> >
> > I am willing.
> >
> > If people will send me the patches that they think should be applied,
> > along with an explaination as to why they need to be applied, I will
> > put together a unified patch to send to Linus.
> >
> > Allen
>
> Allen,
>
> I'll second the nomination. Your work has always looked clean and well
> thought-out to my eyes. Rest assured, if there are any gremlins lurking
> in the kernel nfsd I will trip over them - and quickly. I make up in
> "feature-finding" ability what I lack in raw hacking skills <g>.
>
> You'd be a good candidate. Hope Linus concurs!
>
> Steve
>
>
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