From: chip <chip>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:32:50 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Use kernel version to short-circuit the lockd test in nfs-common.init.
X-Git-Tag: nfs-utils-1-0-6-post1~1
X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?p=nfs-utils.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=b7f4ad19f9b3b8e0f93da719a86d0e865be5ab75;ds=sidebyside

Use kernel version to short-circuit the lockd test in nfs-common.init.
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 47210b1..0326c13 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+nfs-utils (1:1.0.6-2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Test kernel version in init script; if kernel is 2.4 or later,
+    rpc.lockd is unnecessary.  Existing tests still apply to earlier
+    kernels.  (closes: #205867)
+
+ --
+
 nfs-utils (1:1.0.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream version:
diff --git a/debian/nfs-common.init b/debian/nfs-common.init
index f6c4a8a..59fc59d 100755
--- a/debian/nfs-common.init
+++ b/debian/nfs-common.init
@@ -22,16 +22,25 @@ if [ -f $DEFAULTFILE ]; then
     . $DEFAULTFILE
 fi
 
-# Determine whether lockd is required
+# Determine whether lockd daemon is required.
 case "$NEED_LOCKD" in
 yes|no)	;;
-*)  # 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
     ;;
 esac