Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:05:47 +0530 | From | Raj <> | Subject | Re: [TRIVIAL][PATCH]:/proc/fs/nfsd/ |
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Neil Brown wrote:
>On Friday March 5, obelix123@toughguy.net wrote: > > >>Hi, >> >>Kernel Version: 2.6.3 >>Even if NFSD is not selected, the proc entry /proc/fs/nfsd is getting >>created. >> >> > >Is it a problem?? > > Theoritically no, but behavior wise , yes.
> > >>The following patch fixes it. >> >> > >Does it need fixing?? > >If you remove this, then people who compile a kernel without nfsd >support, and then later decide to compile an nfsd module and load it, >will not be able to mount the nfsd filesystem at the right place. > >
I guess choosing nfsd either builtin or as a module will cause a rebuild of some components of the main kernel and hence a reboot is anyway need. Pls correct me if i am wrong.
> > > >>Pls apply. >> >>/Raj >>--- linux-2.6.3/fs/proc/root.c 2004-02-19 09:52:32.000000000 +0530 >>+++ linux-2.6.3-fixed/fs/proc/root.c 2004-03-05 13:48:28.448516568 +0530 >>@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ void __init proc_root_init(void) >> #endif >> proc_root_fs = proc_mkdir("fs", 0); >> proc_root_driver = proc_mkdir("driver", 0); >>+ >>+#if defined(CONFIG_NFSD) || defined(CONFIG_NFSD_MODULE) >> proc_mkdir("fs/nfsd", 0); /* somewhere for the nfsd filesystem to be mounted */ >>+#endif >>+ >> #if defined(CONFIG_SUN_OPENPROMFS) || defined(CONFIG_SUN_OPENPROMFS_MODULE) >> /* just give it a mountpoint */ >> proc_mkdir("openprom", 0); >> >> >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > >
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