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Date:      Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:50:13 GMT
From:      Robert Millan <rmh@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: kern/159663: [socket] [nullfs] sockets don't work though nullfs mounts
Message-ID:  <201111271750.pARHoDWX059866@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR kern/159663; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Robert Millan <rmh@freebsd.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, Mikolaj Golub <trociny@freebsd.org>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: kern/159663: [socket] [nullfs] sockets don't work though nullfs mounts
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:44:30 +0100

 Hi Mikolaj,
 
 > But actually it is possible to do without the additional flag, with the only
 > hack in nullfs code: in lookup and create return lower vnode if it is a
 > socket, like in the patch below. It works for me but I have not tested much
 > and not checked yet if use cases are possible when this makes undesirable
 > effect.
 
 I've been using your patch (with 8.1 kernel on amd64) for two months
 now, and didn't notice any ill effects.
 
 Do you have plans on committing it?



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