Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:12:31 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Changing req->p to req->td in sysctl Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0111071606110.71994-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1011107173910.50100B-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Robert Watson wrote: > > I should mention that both GENERIC and LINT build fine, but that I wasn't > sure what to do about the use of req->p in netsmb/netncp. Both appear > still to use pre-KSE struct proc all over the place, altough the .h files > have been updated (?). I'd be happy to try to update them to post-KSE, > although I don't use either so can't test them. netsmb and netncp, along with smbfs and nwfs are the two modules that defeated me in trying to change them to a threaded model. This is because they have some idea of a "session" but it is not clear to me that whether a session is a "per thread or Per process" thing. I have been discussing this with Boris but since he is very busy I haven't god a really definitive answer on it.. I don't know the protocols so it's hard for me to figure out what SHOULD be done. In discussions with Boris, it may be that some of the original proc pointers need to be split into both proc and thread pointers, as it appears that they are being used for two purposes, one of wich becomes a thread responsibility and the other of which remains a proc characteristic. i.e. the thread pointer is used to serialise the accesses, but a session is owned by a process and any thread in that process may try use it. > > Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Project > robert@fledge.watson.org NAI Labs, Safeport Network Services > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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