linux-kernel - Re: recent nfs change causes autofs regression

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:59:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no>
cc:	Frank van Maarseveen <frankvm@...nkvm.com>,
	Hua Zhong <hzhong@...il.com>,
	"'Linux Kernel Mailing List'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: recent nfs change causes autofs regression



On Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> 
> It did not. The previous behaviour was to always silently override the
> user mount options.

..so it still worked for any sane setup, at least.

You broke that. Hua gave good reasons for why he cannot use the current 
kernel. It's a regression.

In other words, the new behaviour is *worse* than the behaviour you 
consider to be the incorrect one.

		Linus
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