Re: Requesting to Review of the proposal - Improved NFS Implementation

[olafBuddenhagen]

Hi,

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 02:02:49AM +0530, Madhusudan C.S wrote:

> >    The next stage of this project starts with implementing the core
> > >    NFSv3 protocols.
> > [...]
> > >    3.  Additional file attributes in many replies including fourth
> > >    set of permission bits
> >
> > Is that really related to NFSv3?...
> 
> 
> Not exactly to NFSv3. But I have put this in this stage because it
> requires an in depth knowledge of NFS file handling mechanisms. So I
> thought I would have gained enough experiences while implementing
> NFSv2 features and this could be done quickly at this stage.

I see.

> > >    Other Hurd specific functions such as adding support for 1.
> > >    Changing a file's author 2.  Passive translators
> > >
> > >     are also implemented.
> >
> > You mean you want to implement these as well? Well, see above
> > regarding fourth permission bit...
> 
> 
> I did not get you.

As I explained above, Hurd specific features only make sense if they are
implemented both in client *and* server... In other words, it doesn't
make sense to implement these, as long as you don't work on the server
side as well :-)

-antrik-