All the things that I have done
nss_modules and libc separation
Status: done. The description is here: ../NsswitchModulesSeparation. Patch for CURRENT is avaialable here: Patch
NOTE: should be applied with patch -p0 -E
Regression tests for nsswitch-related functions
Status: done. The description is here: ../NsswitchRegressionDetails. Original ideas are here: ../NsswitchRegressionDescription. Patch is here: Patch.
Nss_ldap from-scratch-rewriting
Status: done, but there are a lot of things, that are to be done after the SoC ends. The description is here: ../NssLdapRewritten.
Patch to include nss_ldap (rewritten version) into the base
Status: done. Patch is here: Patch.
Cached performance optimization
Status: done, but requires further work, see ../CachedPerformance. Patch with optimization changes and several minor changes is here: Patch. This latest cached version can be used to handle IANA services list.
TODO list
- Finish the auto-cache-update feature for precached entries. Play with cached socket IO architecture for its further optimization.
- Improve nss_ldap to properly support rfc2307bis and to be fully equal in abilities with PADL's nss_ldap.
- Import or implement pam_ldap.