[OpenAFS] OpenAFS on Linux 2.5.x

[Jon Bendtsen]

Russ Allbery wrote:
> Jon Bendtsen <jon+openafs@silicide.dk> writes:
> 
> 
>>What is it that so far has made AFS such a big no no in the kernel?
> 
> 
> The first thing that you run into is that AFS requires this giant wad of
> code for supporting a fairly odd network protocol, but I believe the
> current problems may revolve around the fact that PAGs are really
> something of a hack.  They're an effective and portable hack, but they've
> caused problems for years (such as with bash calling setgroups on Linux),
> and the overloading of groups to hold stashed network credentials is the
> sort of thing that's going to legitimately raise eyebrows.

Well, doesnt linux support native POSIX acl's now? I know XFS does, also
for linux, so cant openAFS use those ACL's to avoid the mess with PAG's?
If not we would need to make a nice PAG replacement.



JonB