** Description changed: - The nfsv4 module is not enabled in the linux-kvm kernel. + [Impact] + + The nfsv4 module is not enabled in the linux-kvm kernel. There are + customers and users of linux-kvm that want/need to use NFS version 4. + + [Test Case] + + $ modinfo nfsv4 + modinfo: ERROR: Module nfsv4 not found. + + [Where problems could occur] + + It's a new module and loading it could crash a system (if the module is + buggy). In addition the kernel provides its own DNS resolver for CIFS, + NFS and AFS (and potentially others) and those lookups might fail if + that particular code is broken.
** Description changed: [Impact] The nfsv4 module is not enabled in the linux-kvm kernel. There are customers and users of linux-kvm that want/need to use NFS version 4. [Test Case] $ modinfo nfsv4 modinfo: ERROR: Module nfsv4 not found. [Where problems could occur] It's a new module and loading it could crash a system (if the module is - buggy). In addition the kernel provides its own DNS resolver for CIFS, + buggy). In addition, the kernel provides its own DNS resolver for CIFS, NFS and AFS (and potentially others) and those lookups might fail if that particular code is broken. ** Description changed: [Impact] The nfsv4 module is not enabled in the linux-kvm kernel. There are customers and users of linux-kvm that want/need to use NFS version 4. [Test Case] $ modinfo nfsv4 modinfo: ERROR: Module nfsv4 not found. [Where problems could occur] It's a new module and loading it could crash a system (if the module is - buggy). In addition, the kernel provides its own DNS resolver for CIFS, - NFS and AFS (and potentially others) and those lookups might fail if - that particular code is broken. + buggy). In addition, the kernel now provides its own DNS resolver for + CIFS, NFS and AFS (and potentially others) and those lookups might fail + if that particular code is broken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1907266 Title: Missing module nfsv4 in linux-kvm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/+bug/1907266/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
