Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030843AbWLEUA5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:00:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S968664AbWLEUA5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:00:57 -0500 Received: from mailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.26]:54862 "EHLO mailer.gwdg.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S968660AbWLEUA4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:00:56 -0500 Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 20:59:18 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Trond Myklebust cc: Janne Karhunen , MrUmunhum@popdial.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Mounting NFS root FS In-Reply-To: <1165347465.5742.88.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> Message-ID: References: <4571CE06.4040800@popdial.com> <24c1515f0612040351p6056101frc12db8eb86063213@mail.gmail.com> <1165246177.711.179.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <200612041912.30527.Janne.Karhunen@gmail.com> <1165265229.5698.21.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <1165347465.5742.88.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1069 Lines: 27 >> >> ./run_init -c /mnt /sbin/init; # or similar >> >> >> >> And you can also start locking after pivot_rooting to /mnt, that would >> >> not even require (/mnt)/var/lib/nfs to be a separate mount. >> > >> >Much better idea. You can delay starting rpc.statd until you have set up >> >your filesystem provided that you are not running any programs that >> >require NLM locking. If you do need to run such a program before you >> >start rpc.statd, then you will have to use the '-onolock' mount option. >> >> Since we're on the topic locking, is it because I am not running >> statd on the client that my NFS client hangs during boot phase? > >If you have applications that try to set locks before rpc.statd is up >and running, then that would explain it. Even if the nfs mount is mounted using -o ro,nolock? -`J' -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/