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 12:08:14 -0400
From:	"Chuck Lever" <chucklever@...il.com>
To:	"Olaf Kirch" <okir@...e.de>
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 9/1/06, Olaf Kirch <okir@...e.de> wrote:
> 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.

I meant "Does Solaris advertise NFSACL on 2049 via the portmapper?"

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