* nfs_mount - Obtain an NFS file handle for the given host and path
* @info: pointer to mount request arguments
*
- * Uses default timeout parameters specified by underlying transport.
+ * Uses default timeout parameters specified by underlying transport. On
+ * successful return, the auth_flavs list and auth_flav_len will be populated
+ * with the list from the server or a faked-up list if the server didn't
+ * provide one.
*/
int nfs_mount(struct nfs_mount_request *info)
{
dprintk("NFS: MNT request succeeded\n");
status = 0;
+ /*
+ * If the server didn't provide a flavor list, allow the
+ * client to try any flavor.
+ */
+ if (info->version != NFS_MNT3_VERSION || *info->auth_flav_len == 0) {
+ dprintk("NFS: Faking up auth_flavs list\n");
+ info->auth_flavs[0] = RPC_AUTH_NULL;
+ *info->auth_flav_len = 1;
+ }
out:
return status;
unsigned int i, count = *(request->auth_flav_len);
rpc_authflavor_t flavor;
- /*
- * The NFSv2 MNT operation does not return a flavor list.
- */
- if (args->mount_server.version != NFS_MNT3_VERSION)
- goto out_default;
-
- /*
- * Certain releases of Linux's mountd return an empty
- * flavor list in some cases.
- */
- if (count == 0)
- goto out_default;
-
/*
* If the sec= mount option is used, the specified flavor or AUTH_NULL
* must be in the list returned by the server.