Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754648AbYBKMie (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:38:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751718AbYBKMiX (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:38:23 -0500 Received: from yergi.telenet-ops.be ([195.130.132.36]:40035 "EHLO yergi.telenet-ops.be" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751625AbYBKMiW (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:38:22 -0500 Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:36:58 +0100 (CET) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: Tomasz Chmielewski cc: Randy Dunlap , Vivek Goyal , LKML , Kexec Mailing List , Horms Subject: Re: why kexec insists on syncing with recent kernels? In-Reply-To: <47AC8F34.3020705@wpkg.org> Message-ID: References: <47AB120A.1000600@wpkg.org> <20080207163752.GD11969@redhat.com> <47AB38E2.9050509@wpkg.org> <20080208160408.GB18782@redhat.com> <20080208090407.4ab240f1.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <47AC8F34.3020705@wpkg.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-1463808512-662959786-1202733418=:31167" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1831 Lines: 52 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---1463808512-662959786-1202733418=:31167 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Randy Dunlap schrieb: > > (...) > > > > Even if you did -f, it must have shutdown the network. I think somehow > > > in latest kernels there is some dependency on network and that's why > > > not shutting down network in this case is helping you. > > > > I'm seeing NFS mounts take forever to unmount (at shutdown/reboot). > > (forever => 1 hour ... or never completes) > > > > Is this similar to the problem that the OP is asking about? > > Is it a diskless station? > > Even in not, just make sure you don't shut the network down before NFS is > actually unmounted...? JFYI, on PS3, kexec works fine with NFS root. With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe A division of Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 · B-1840 Londerzeel · Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem · Swift GEBABEBB08A · IBAN BE39001382358619 ---1463808512-662959786-1202733418=:31167-- -- 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/