On Sep 13, 2011, at 14:52 , Derrick Brashear wrote:

> Cases I knew of LWP fileserver being used:
> Linux with "new" pthreads support until what turned out to be bugs in
> our pthread support
> were addressed. LD_ASSUME_KERNEL also could be used at the time to
> "assume" an older kernel
> and assume LinuxThreads.
> Previous NetBSD versions: their pthread support was buggy.
> 
> 
> As far as I know, the LWP fileserver (nor volserver) are neither
> necessary nor desirable anywhere.

The last time I tried, only the LWP fileserver worked under User Mode Linux :-) 
But then, that was in 2003. And I guess nobody cares.

> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Simon Wilkinson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> We're currently maintaining 3 versions of the AFS fileserver - the LWP one, 
>> a "normal" pthreaded fileserver, and the demand attach fileserver. The 
>> "normal" pthreaded fileserver has been the default for all of our supported 
>> platforms since the 1.4 release.
>> 
>> I'd like to simplify the build tree, and the fileserver code, by removing 
>> support for the LWP fileserver. We have a long term goal of removing LWP 
>> from the tree entirely, so this is one step along the way. If I do so, this 
>> change would only target master - the LWP fileserver would remain on the 1.6 
>> tree.
>> 
>> Is there anyone out there deliberately making use of the LWP fileserver who 
>> would be affected by its removal from master?

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Stephan Wiesand
DESY -DV-
Platanenenallee 6
15738 Zeuthen, Germany

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