Commit c46556c6 authored by J. Bruce Fields's avatar J. Bruce Fields

nfsd4: update nfsv4.1 implementation notes

Update documentation to reflect recent progress.
Signed-off-by: default avatarJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com>
parent 1091006c
...@@ -39,27 +39,17 @@ interoperability problems with future clients. Known issues: ...@@ -39,27 +39,17 @@ interoperability problems with future clients. Known issues:
from a linux client are possible, but we aren't really from a linux client are possible, but we aren't really
conformant with the spec (for example, we don't use kerberos conformant with the spec (for example, we don't use kerberos
on the backchannel correctly). on the backchannel correctly).
- no trunking support: no clients currently take advantage of
trunking, but this is a mandatory feature, and its use is
recommended to clients in a number of places. (E.g. to ensure
timely renewal in case an existing connection's retry timeouts
have gotten too long; see section 8.3 of the RFC.)
Therefore, lack of this feature may cause future clients to
fail.
- Incomplete backchannel support: incomplete backchannel gss - Incomplete backchannel support: incomplete backchannel gss
support and no support for BACKCHANNEL_CTL mean that support and no support for BACKCHANNEL_CTL mean that
callbacks (hence delegations and layouts) may not be callbacks (hence delegations and layouts) may not be
available and clients confused by the incomplete available and clients confused by the incomplete
implementation may fail. implementation may fail.
- Server reboot recovery is unsupported; if the server reboots,
clients may fail.
- We do not support SSV, which provides security for shared - We do not support SSV, which provides security for shared
client-server state (thus preventing unauthorized tampering client-server state (thus preventing unauthorized tampering
with locks and opens, for example). It is mandatory for with locks and opens, for example). It is mandatory for
servers to support this, though no clients use it yet. servers to support this, though no clients use it yet.
- Mandatory operations which we do not support, such as - Mandatory operations which we do not support, such as
DESTROY_CLIENTID, FREE_STATEID, SECINFO_NO_NAME, and DESTROY_CLIENTID, are not currently used by clients, but will be
TEST_STATEID, are not currently used by clients, but will be
(and the spec recommends their uses in common cases), and (and the spec recommends their uses in common cases), and
clients should not be expected to know how to recover from the clients should not be expected to know how to recover from the
case where they are not supported. This will eventually cause case where they are not supported. This will eventually cause
...@@ -69,8 +59,9 @@ In addition, some limitations are inherited from the current NFSv4 ...@@ -69,8 +59,9 @@ In addition, some limitations are inherited from the current NFSv4
implementation: implementation:
- Incomplete delegation enforcement: if a file is renamed or - Incomplete delegation enforcement: if a file is renamed or
unlinked, a client holding a delegation may continue to unlinked by a local process, a client holding a delegation may
indefinitely allow opens of the file under the old name. continue to indefinitely allow opens of the file under the old
name.
The table below, taken from the NFSv4.1 document, lists The table below, taken from the NFSv4.1 document, lists
the operations that are mandatory to implement (REQ), optional the operations that are mandatory to implement (REQ), optional
...@@ -99,7 +90,7 @@ Operations ...@@ -99,7 +90,7 @@ Operations
+----------------------+------------+--------------+----------------+ +----------------------+------------+--------------+----------------+
| ACCESS | REQ | | Section 18.1 | | ACCESS | REQ | | Section 18.1 |
NS | BACKCHANNEL_CTL | REQ | | Section 18.33 | NS | BACKCHANNEL_CTL | REQ | | Section 18.33 |
NS | BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION | REQ | | Section 18.34 | I | BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION | REQ | | Section 18.34 |
| CLOSE | REQ | | Section 18.2 | | CLOSE | REQ | | Section 18.2 |
| COMMIT | REQ | | Section 18.3 | | COMMIT | REQ | | Section 18.3 |
| CREATE | REQ | | Section 18.4 | | CREATE | REQ | | Section 18.4 |
...@@ -111,7 +102,7 @@ NS*| DELEGPURGE | OPT | FDELG (REQ) | Section 18.5 | ...@@ -111,7 +102,7 @@ NS*| DELEGPURGE | OPT | FDELG (REQ) | Section 18.5 |
NS | DESTROY_CLIENTID | REQ | | Section 18.50 | NS | DESTROY_CLIENTID | REQ | | Section 18.50 |
I | DESTROY_SESSION | REQ | | Section 18.37 | I | DESTROY_SESSION | REQ | | Section 18.37 |
I | EXCHANGE_ID | REQ | | Section 18.35 | I | EXCHANGE_ID | REQ | | Section 18.35 |
NS | FREE_STATEID | REQ | | Section 18.38 | I | FREE_STATEID | REQ | | Section 18.38 |
| GETATTR | REQ | | Section 18.7 | | GETATTR | REQ | | Section 18.7 |
P | GETDEVICEINFO | OPT | pNFS (REQ) | Section 18.40 | P | GETDEVICEINFO | OPT | pNFS (REQ) | Section 18.40 |
P | GETDEVICELIST | OPT | pNFS (OPT) | Section 18.41 | P | GETDEVICELIST | OPT | pNFS (OPT) | Section 18.41 |
...@@ -145,14 +136,14 @@ NS*| OPENATTR | OPT | | Section 18.17 | ...@@ -145,14 +136,14 @@ NS*| OPENATTR | OPT | | Section 18.17 |
| RESTOREFH | REQ | | Section 18.27 | | RESTOREFH | REQ | | Section 18.27 |
| SAVEFH | REQ | | Section 18.28 | | SAVEFH | REQ | | Section 18.28 |
| SECINFO | REQ | | Section 18.29 | | SECINFO | REQ | | Section 18.29 |
NS | SECINFO_NO_NAME | REC | pNFS files | Section 18.45, | I | SECINFO_NO_NAME | REC | pNFS files | Section 18.45, |
| | | layout (REQ) | Section 13.12 | | | | layout (REQ) | Section 13.12 |
I | SEQUENCE | REQ | | Section 18.46 | I | SEQUENCE | REQ | | Section 18.46 |
| SETATTR | REQ | | Section 18.30 | | SETATTR | REQ | | Section 18.30 |
| SETCLIENTID | MNI | | N/A | | SETCLIENTID | MNI | | N/A |
| SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM | MNI | | N/A | | SETCLIENTID_CONFIRM | MNI | | N/A |
NS | SET_SSV | REQ | | Section 18.47 | NS | SET_SSV | REQ | | Section 18.47 |
NS | TEST_STATEID | REQ | | Section 18.48 | I | TEST_STATEID | REQ | | Section 18.48 |
| VERIFY | REQ | | Section 18.31 | | VERIFY | REQ | | Section 18.31 |
NS*| WANT_DELEGATION | OPT | FDELG (OPT) | Section 18.49 | NS*| WANT_DELEGATION | OPT | FDELG (OPT) | Section 18.49 |
| WRITE | REQ | | Section 18.32 | | WRITE | REQ | | Section 18.32 |
...@@ -206,12 +197,6 @@ CREATE_SESSION: ...@@ -206,12 +197,6 @@ CREATE_SESSION:
SEQUENCE: SEQUENCE:
* no support for dynamic slot table renegotiation (optional) * no support for dynamic slot table renegotiation (optional)
nfsv4.1 COMPOUND rules:
The following cases aren't supported yet:
* Enforcing of NFS4ERR_NOT_ONLY_OP for: BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION, CREATE_SESSION,
DESTROY_CLIENTID, DESTROY_SESSION, EXCHANGE_ID.
* DESTROY_SESSION MUST be the final operation in the COMPOUND request.
Nonstandard compound limitations: Nonstandard compound limitations:
* No support for a sessions fore channel RPC compound that requires both a * No support for a sessions fore channel RPC compound that requires both a
ca_maxrequestsize request and a ca_maxresponsesize reply, so we may ca_maxrequestsize request and a ca_maxresponsesize reply, so we may
...@@ -219,3 +204,5 @@ Nonstandard compound limitations: ...@@ -219,3 +204,5 @@ Nonstandard compound limitations:
negotiation. negotiation.
* No more than one IO operation (read, write, readdir) allowed per * No more than one IO operation (read, write, readdir) allowed per
compound. compound.
See also http://wiki.linux-nfs.org/wiki/index.php/Server_4.0_and_4.1_issues.
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