Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 17:31:29 -0400
From: Eric B Munson <emunson@mgebm.net>
To: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NFS Regression in commit 0b26a0bf6ff398
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Trond Myklebust wrote:

> On Tue, 2011-02-15 at 19:56 -0500, Eric B Munson wrote:=20
> > While testing some 2.6.38 work my rsync backup script started consuming
> > large amounts of memory (all available before dying with no more availa=
ble
> > memory).  I have bisected the problem back to 0b26a0bf6ff398.  I am
> > unfamiliar with the NFS code so I don't know where to start looking for=
 a
> > possible fix.  My backups files from my home directory to an NFS mounted
> > directory.  The NFS server is a Synology DS-411+ if it matters.  Let me=
 know
> > if there is any other information I can provide.
>=20
> Exactly which 2.6.38 kernel are you running, and which NFS version?
>=20
> I'm having trouble seeing how the patch in question can be responsible
> for what you are seeing, so please could you provide more details of
> your test setup.
>=20
> --=20
> Trond Myklebust
> Linux NFS client maintainer
>=20
> NetApp
> Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com
> www.netapp.com
>=20

Whatever was broken was fixed with 2.6.39-rc1.  Thanks for your help.

Eric

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