-*) # We must be conservative and run lockd,
- # unless we can prove that it's not required.
- NEED_LOCKD=yes
- if test -f /proc/ksyms
- then
- grep -q lockdctl /proc/ksyms || NEED_LOCKD=no
- fi
+*) case `uname -r` in
+ '' | [01].* | 2.[0123].* )
+ # Older kernels may or may not need a lockd daemon.
+ # We must assume they do, unless we can prove otherwise.
+ # (A false positive here results only in a harmless message.)
+ NEED_LOCKD=yes
+ if test -f /proc/ksyms
+ then
+ grep -q lockdctl /proc/ksyms || NEED_LOCKD=no
+ fi
+ ;;
+
+ *) # Modern kernels (>= 2.4) start a lockd thread automatically.
+ NEED_LOCKD=no
+ ;;
+ esac