2008-03-12 22:15:15

by J. Bruce Fields

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Subject: Re: [opensuse] nfs_update_inode: inode X mode changed, Y to Z

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:13:23PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> On 07/03/2008, Neil Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wednesday March 5, [email protected] wrote:
> > > Neil Brown wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday March 5, [email protected] wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Where :-)
> > > >
> > > > A excerpt from the logs to show actual error messages could be
> > > > helpful.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > NeilBrown
> > > sorry, must have missed the paste
> > >
> > > Feb 28 17:27:58 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3221350147 mode
> > > changed, 0040755 to 0100644
> > > Feb 28 21:57:22 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 2149056279 mode
> > > changed, 0040755 to 0100755
> > > Mar 5 01:43:21 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473680 mode
> > > changed, 0040755 to 0100644
> > > Mar 5 08:52:19 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473568 mode
> > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > Mar 5 15:00:01 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473569 mode
> > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473674 mode
> > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473675 mode
> > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473672 mode
> > > changed, 0040755 to 0100644
> > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473673 mode
> > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Hmmm...
> > Directories and symlinks "changing" to regular files.
> >
> > 32bit inode numbers with the high bit set.
> >
> > Random times, but a burst at 3pm one afternoon.
> >
> > The fact that it happens so rarely make is very hard to collect more
> > data....
> >
>
> I've reported this problem in the past for 2.6.13.4, so it's not a new problem.
> Happens very rarely indeed.
> See http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/2/26/102 and
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/3/1/53 for details.

What was the exported filesystem?

--b.


2008-03-12 22:16:41

by Jesper Juhl

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Subject: Re: [opensuse] nfs_update_inode: inode X mode changed, Y to Z

On 12/03/2008, J. Bruce Fields <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:13:23PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > On 07/03/2008, Neil Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Wednesday March 5, [email protected] wrote:
> > > > Neil Brown wrote:
> > > > > On Wednesday March 5, [email protected] wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Where :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > A excerpt from the logs to show actual error messages could be
> > > > > helpful.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > NeilBrown
> > > > sorry, must have missed the paste
> > > >
> > > > Feb 28 17:27:58 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3221350147 mode
> > > > changed, 0040755 to 0100644
> > > > Feb 28 21:57:22 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 2149056279 mode
> > > > changed, 0040755 to 0100755
> > > > Mar 5 01:43:21 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473680 mode
> > > > changed, 0040755 to 0100644
> > > > Mar 5 08:52:19 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473568 mode
> > > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > > Mar 5 15:00:01 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473569 mode
> > > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473674 mode
> > > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473675 mode
> > > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473672 mode
> > > > changed, 0040755 to 0100644
> > > > Mar 5 15:00:31 koi kernel: nfs_update_inode: inode 3222473673 mode
> > > > changed, 0120777 to 0100644
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hmmm...
> > > Directories and symlinks "changing" to regular files.
> > >
> > > 32bit inode numbers with the high bit set.
> > >
> > > Random times, but a burst at 3pm one afternoon.
> > >
> > > The fact that it happens so rarely make is very hard to collect more
> > > data....
> > >
> >
> > I've reported this problem in the past for 2.6.13.4, so it's not a new problem.
> > Happens very rarely indeed.
> > See http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/2/26/102 and
> > http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/3/1/53 for details.
>
>
> What was the exported filesystem?
>
XFS

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