[OpenAFS-devel] afsUUID uuid

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, [iso-8859-1] SAURAV LAHIRI wrote:

> Hi,
>    I was going through the source code for afs_server.c . I do not
> understand the real significance of afsUUID uuid. 
> for instance afs_FindServer 

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>     I dont understand since all the servers are already there in
> afs_Servers HashTable why do we need a seperate Hash Function. and a
> seperate  hash Table. We could have easily have given each of the
> servers a uuid. And the possibility of certain servers not having uuid
> would not have arise.
> Can some one explain

Not all AFS versions support UUIDs. You don't arbitrarily decide the
server has a UUID.

-D