From: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com>
To: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
Cc: autofs@linux.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: autofs4 looks up wrong path element when ghosting is enabled
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 08:50:39 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <17223.49311.723163.216415@segfault.boston.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0510081341460.2069@donald.themaw.net>
==> Regarding Re: autofs4 looks up wrong path element when ghosting is enabled; Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net> adds:
raven> On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Jeff Moyer wrote:
>> I put together a different patch, but I want to get your input on the
>> approach before I post it. It requires both user-space and kernel-space
>> changes.
>>
>> Basically, you identify that a given automount tree is a direct map
>> tree. This information is passed along to the kernel (I did this via a
>> mount option), and recorded (in the super block info). Then, when a
>> directory lookup occurs, if we are in a direct map tree, and ghosting is
>> enabled, then we pass the lookup on to the real lookup code.
>>
>> I'm not sold on the approach, as I haven't thought through all of the
>> implications. Care to comment?
raven> Can you post your patch please Jeff.
I would, if it worked! I'm away until the 17th. I'll see what I can
come up with when I get back. Sorry!
-Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-08 12:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-09-20 19:02 Jeff Moyer
2005-09-21 1:25 ` Ian Kent
2005-09-22 21:09 ` Jeff Moyer
2005-09-24 8:59 ` Ian Kent
2005-09-24 20:51 ` Jeff Moyer
2005-09-25 1:25 ` Ian Kent
2005-09-26 15:14 ` Jeff Moyer
2005-09-27 4:21 ` Ian Kent
2005-09-26 20:57 ` Jeff Moyer
2005-09-27 4:34 ` Ian Kent
2005-10-08 5:43 ` Ian Kent
2005-10-08 12:50 ` Jeff Moyer [this message]
2005-10-09 4:29 ` Ian Kent
2005-10-15 12:30 ` Ian Kent
2005-10-19 20:49 ` Jeff Moyer
2005-10-20 0:50 ` Ian Kent
2005-10-29 7:42 ` Ian Kent
2005-10-31 11:33 ` Jeff Moyer
2005-10-31 13:27 ` Ian Kent
2005-11-05 9:50 ` [autofs] " Ian Kent
2005-11-10 23:51 ` Jeff Moyer
2005-11-11 14:53 ` Ian Kent
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