Network File System (NFS) Upper-Layer Binding To RPC-Over-RDMA Version 2
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Network File System Version 4                                   C. Lever
Internet-Draft                                                    Oracle
Intended status: Standards Track                             4 July 2020
Expires: 5 January 2021

Network File System (NFS) Upper-Layer Binding To RPC-Over-RDMA Version 2
                     draft-ietf-nfsv4-nfs-ulb-v2-02

Abstract

   This document specifies Upper-Layer Bindings of Network File System
   (NFS) protocol versions to RPC-over-RDMA version 2.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Reply Size Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   4.  Upper-Layer Binding for NFS Versions 2 and 3  . . . . . . . .   4
     4.1.  Reply Size Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.2.  RPC Binding Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.3.  Transport Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   5.  Upper-Layer Bindings for NFS Version 2 and 3 Auxiliary
           Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     5.1.  MOUNT, NLM, and NSM Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     5.2.  NFSACL Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   6.  Upper-Layer Binding For NFS Version 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.1.  DDP-Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.2.  Reply Size Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     6.3.  RPC Binding Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     6.4.  NFS COMPOUND Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     6.5.  NFS Callback Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     6.6.  Session-Related Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     6.7.  Transport Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   7.  Extending NFS Upper-Layer Bindings  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   8.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   9.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   10. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     10.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     10.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
   Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18

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1.  Introduction

   The RPC-over-RDMA version 2 transport may employ direct data
   placement to convey data payloads associated with RPC transactions
   [I-D.ietf-nfsv4-rpcrdma-version-two].  RPC client and server
   implementations using RPC-over-RDMA version 2 must agree which XDR