kern/56461: FreeBSD client rpc.lockd incompatible with Linux server rpc.lockd

[Dan Nelson]

The following reply was made to PR kern/56461; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Dan Nelson <dnelson at allantgroup.com>
To: freebsd-net at FreeBSD.org, alfred at FreeBSD.org, kris at FreeBSD.org,
	Jonathan Lennox <lennox at cs.columbia.edu>,
	freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: kern/56461: FreeBSD client rpc.lockd incompatible with Linux server rpc.lockd
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:35:07 -0500

 In the last episode (Jun 18), Bruce M Simpson said:
 > I've attached my thoughts on this issue. I haven't gone ahead and
 > committed the fix in the PR as it makes us just as braindead as
 > Linux, but it would be good to be able to have this in GENERIC so
 > that it can be enabled in those situations where it's needed.
 
 Linux kernels 2.4.26 and above have fixed this particular bug, so the
 need for a compatibility hack on our end is not as great anymore.
 
 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.26 , search
 for "cookie".
 
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 	Dan Nelson
 	dnelson at allantgroup.com