[OpenAFS] OpenAFS on Linux 2.5.x

[jon+openafs@silicide.dk]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 09:00:58AM -0400, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 jon+openafs@silicide.dk wrote:

> > > Last time I talked to people their linux development was languishing a
> > > bit. I assume they're in about the same spot we are.
> >
> > Maybe we could make a joint venture?
> 
> Most of our system call problems are ours alone. pioctl is an exception.
> For compatibility with current (end-user) clients (vos, pts, fs, etc)
> pioctl would need to be retained.
> 
> Whichever of Arla, Coda or OpenAFS gets a PAG solution first will
> undoubtedly share with the other 2.

Then if we all 3 need it, why not do the work together ?
or do we need 3 slightly different versions ?


> > > See yesterday's discussion on process management. I don't want to give
> > > away my tokens.
> >
> > why would a suggestion like mine give away your tokens? Unless there
> > was a bug. One could make a tree for each user to store the data in,
> > then 2 users should have 0 chance of being mixed up.
> 
> what happens when a pid exits, but gets reused? your suggestion basically
> provides no way to notice it went away.

then some code in process handling updates our data.



JonB