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> 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?

In theory, but NFS likes to work at the inode level and its awkward to get
at that. If you could open by inode with some other stuff from the kernel
hooked and write a clone based UNFSD then probably you are right.

Alan


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