linux-kernel - Re: [NFS] [PATCH 019 of 19] knfsd: Register all RPC programs with portmapper by default

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Date:	Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:54:07 +0200
From:	Olaf Kirch <okir@...e.de>
To:	Chuck Lever <chucklever@...il.com>
Cc:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	nfs@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [NFS] [PATCH 019 of 19] knfsd: Register all RPC programs with portmapper by default

On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 11:31:25AM -0400, Chuck Lever wrote:
> I don't like this.  The idea that multiple RPC services are listening
> on the same port is a total hack.  What other service might use this
> besides NFSACL?

Why do you consider this a hack? I have always felt that librpc requiring
you to open separate ports for every program you register was a poor
design. The RPC header contains the program number, and the RPC code
is fully capable of demuxing incoming requests. So I do not think it is
a hack at all.

And yes, Solaris NFSACL resides on 2049 too.

Olaf
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