On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 10:07:14AM -0700, Bryan Henderson wrote: > >On Fri, Apr 15, 2005 at 01:22:59PM -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > >> > >> Make a ->compat_read_super() just like we have a ->compat_ioctl() > >> method for files, if you want to suggest a solution like what > >> you describe. > > > >I don't think we should encourage filesystem writers to do such stupid > >things as ncfps/smbfs do. In fact I'm totally unhappy thay nfs4 went > >down that road. > > Which road is that?
Architecture-dependent blob passed to mount(2) (aka nfs4_mount_data). If you want it to be a blob, at least have a decency to use encoding that would not depend on alignment rules and word size. Hell, you could use XDR - it's not that nfs would need something new to handle it. Or, better yet, use a normal string. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
