linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] nfsd: allow the use of multiple backchannel slots

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Message-ID: <CAHnbEGJWtRgPHSRMqEVDgRhvYHeqcHEKxeY=B2mD3W_YjR6zpA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 16:16:35 +0100
From: Sebastian Feld <sebastian.n.feld@...il.com>
To: linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] nfsd: allow the use of multiple backchannel slots

On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 3:50 PM Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> A few more minor updates to the set to fix some small-ish bugs, and do a
> bit of cleanup. This seems to test OK for me so far.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - add patch to convert se_flags to single se_dead bool
> - fix off-by-one bug in handling of NFSD_BC_SLOT_TABLE_MAX
> - don't reject target highest slot value of 0
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241029-bcwide-v2-1-e9010b6ef55d@kernel.org
>
> Changes in v2:
> - take cl_lock when fetching fields from session to be encoded
> - use fls() instead of bespoke highest_unset_index()
> - rename variables in several functions with more descriptive names
> - clamp limit of for loop in update_cb_slot_table()
> - re-add missing rpc_wake_up_queued_task() call
> - fix slotid check in decode_cb_sequence4resok()
> - add new per-session spinlock
>

What does a NFSv4.1 client need to do to be compatible with this change?

Sebi
-- 
Sebastian Feld - IT secruity expert