[AFS3-std] RxOSD claim on 2 structure members

Russ Allbery rra@stanford.edu
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:31:28 -0700


Simon Wilkinson <simon@sxw.org.uk> writes:

> I would like to propose the following (which is similar to what  Jeffrey
> has already stated, but with some timescales)
>
> *) Authors of protocol enhancements or changes which affect existing
> RPCs should send rough descriptions of those enhancements to this
> list, including a list of affected RPCs. This should include details
> of client and server behaviour if the new RPCs are implemented before
> the necessary backend features are available on the client or server.
> People wishing to be considered for this round of modifications should
> aim to make these proposals within the next month.
>
> *) From this a list of those RPCs which we intend on revising will be
> published, with a final request for those wishing to amend those RPCs
> to comment. Following this a detailed specification of each of the new
> RPCs will be produced. This process would ideally be complete by the
> end of August.
>
> *) We aim to reach consensus by the end of September, allowing the new
> RPCs to be implemented by developers from that point on.
>
> *) There is a moratorium on further changes to RPCs which we have
> revised for at least one calendar year, unless exceptional grounds are
> presented to the standardisation group (and "Sorry, I missed the
> deadline for inclusion" is not exceptional)
>
> Comments?

This sounds reasonable to me.

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Russ Allbery (rra@stanford.edu)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>