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* NFS client build testing [[BuildTestNotes|notes]]
* Rebuild the NFS server and client XDR layer from the ground up
* Rebuild the NFS server and client XDR layer from the ground up

Revision as of 22:00, 15 August 2007

Chuck Lever

My personal linux kernel git repo is here .

See also my Oracle web page and the shared NFSv4 "to do" list

Articles and Notes

A Wish List

  • Mount notes
    • Scalable mounting (more efficient use of network resources; mountd connection caching)
    • Rewrite nfs(5)
    • Real unit testing
    • Useful error reporting
    • Complete internationalization
    • Proper implementation of break-back retries
    • Support for IPv6
    • Support for server failover options
    • Testing of -o remount
  • NFS client build testing notes
  • Rebuild the NFS server and client XDR layer from the ground up
    • More complete type checking and error reporting
    • Each function called with a simplified virtual API
    • All functions re-entrant so we can remove the BKL
  • Construct productized performance tools based on /proc/self/mounstats
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