[OE-core] [PATCH] Allow user mode NFS server to run without rpcbind / portmap

[Jason Wessel]

On 10/10/2011 12:04 AM, Saul Wold wrote:
> On 10/05/2011 11:43 AM, Jason Wessel wrote:
>>>  From the 2.6.39 linux kernel and up it is possible to use
>> and nfsroot mount without the need to talk to an RPC info
>> server as long as the port numbers for mountd and nfsd
>> are known in advance.
>>
>> This patch updates the qemu startup scripts and the
>> user mode NFS server to have the ability to start
>> without the need to use rpcbind or portmap services.
>>
> Jason,
>
> I have not fully tested this yet, but if someone has rpcbind and/or
> portmap services are running, what affect will this patch have?
>

It works the same way it did before.  Mountd and nfsd will register with rpcbind / portmap.

All that was done is to use a fall back to not register if the registration service is either denied or unavailable.

Jason.