On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 5:51 AM Jaco Kroon <j...@uls.co.za> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I was hoping for some advise regarding how I could improve the glusterfs > package for users (and myself). At least those using openrc, but I > suspect similar may be applicable to systemd, but I have no idea how > systemd handles network mounts so perhaps someone could chip in here on > that front too. > > Specifically the mounting of glusterfs file systems currently has a few > problems (glusterd if server=localhost, network, dns(?) and fuse > availability). For now the focus is on the fuse aspect since that's the > biggest annoyance by far. > > Mounting happens via the netmount service. > > In order for glusterfs to mount successfully the fuse module needs to be > available when mount.glusterfs is invoked. This can be achieved in one > of two ways: > > 1. Compile the module statically into the kernel. > 2. Arrange for fuse service to be started prior to netmount (using say > /etc/conf.d/netmount rc_need="fuse")
This doesn't sound right. Why does the kernel module need to be loaded explicitly? The kernel should auto-load the module when /dev/fuse is opened for the first time. /dev/fuse should get created via tmpfiles.d via kmod-static-nodes.
