linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] SUNRPC: check current nsproxy before set of node name on client creation

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Message-ID: <4FA345DA4F4AE44899BD2B03EEEC2FA908F96556@SACEXCMBX04-PRD.hq.netapp.com>
Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:41:57 +0000
From:	"Myklebust, Trond" <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
To:	Stanislav Kinsbursky <skinsbursky@...allels.com>
CC:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>,
	"bfields@...ldses.org" <bfields@...ldses.org>,
	"linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...nvz.org" <devel@...nvz.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] SUNRPC: check current nsproxy before set of node
 name on client creation

On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 19:37 +0400, Stanislav Kinsbursky wrote:
> Hi, Trond.
> So, if I understand you right, we can create rpc client (or increase usage 
> counter) on NSMPROC_MON call and destroy (or decrease usage counter) on 
> NSMPROC_UNMON call.
> Will this solution works?

The rpc client(s) will need to be per-net-namespace, which complicates
matters a little bit, but yes, creation at NSMPROC_MON, and destruction
at NSMPROC_UNMON should work.

-- 
Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer

NetApp
Trond.Myklebust@...app.com
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