From: David Myer Subject: Re: nfs over tcp in linux kernel version 2.4.18 Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 10:25:02 -0700 (PDT) Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20030521172502.29772.qmail@web21002.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030520212029.77226.qmail@web21006.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: Received: from web21002.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.227.56]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19IXKo-0006nn-00 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 10:25:02 -0700 To: David Myer , Dan Brunner , guolin@alexa.com In-Reply-To: <20030520212029.77226.qmail@web21006.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Any thoughts on my questions guys ? Would appreciate any information. Also, will 2.4.18 kernel as nfs client work with 2.4.20 kernel as nfs server if trying to tcp ? Anyone have tried this ? David --- David Myer wrote: > Thanks for the information guys, > > Looking at svcsock.c in 2.4.18/linux/net/sunrpc/ > it does seem to have STREAM type of socket support. > if I just want to do basic mount/ls/vi type of > operations, which patch do I actually need or is > there > a comiple switch to set during kernel compilation > time > just to enable TCP support on sever side ? Client > side > definitely has this by looking at xprt.c code.. > > Thanks again > David > --- Dan Brunner wrote: > > Guolin, > > > > That DOES sound like a pain in the a$$!!!!!!! > > > > And yes your right, not everyone has the same > > success... > > > > Good Luck!! > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 02:19 PM, > > guolin@alexa.com wrote: > > > > > Dan, > > > > > > try your luck. > > > > > > BTW, let you know that I have to take the pain > to > > reboot 400 Linux > > > boxes to > > > get rid of "nfs over tcp" in our production > > environment. > > > > > > --Guolin Cheng > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dan Brunner > [mailto:daniel.brunner@duni.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:14 PM > > > To: Guolin Cheng > > > Cc: davidmyer800@yahoo.com; > > nfs@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [NFS] nfs over tcp in linux kernel > > version 2.4.18 > > > > > > > > > Guolin, > > > > > > I can't seem to agree with this... > > > > > > Maybe I don't have that many connections (17), > but > > I've been running > > > NFS over TCP since 2.4.18. And I haven't had > once > > MAJOR crash yet!! My > > > clients however, are all Mac OS X clients. > > 10.0.4-10.2.6. > > > > > > Maybe that has something to do with it.... > > > > > > > > > And we don't get a lot of hangs either.... > > > > > > > > > later > > > > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 01:41 PM, > > guolin@alexa.com wrote: > > > > > >> David, > > >> > > >> "nfs over tcp" is terribly unstable until now, > I > > use version 2.4.20, > > >> and > > >> find that over 30 simultaneous nfs connection > can > > kill an "nfs over > > >> tcp" > > >> Linux nfs server easily. let clients' processes > > hangs there forever. > > >> But > > >> this didn't happen for Linux nfs server > enabling > > only "nfs over udp". > > >> > > >> So the best choice now is totally disregard > > Linux "nfs over tcp" in > > >> production environment. just try it in research > > environment. > > >> > > >> Thanks. > > >> --Guolin Cheng > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: David Myer > [mailto:davidmyer800@yahoo.com] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 11:03 AM > > >> To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> Subject: [NFS] nfs over tcp in linux kernel > > version 2.4.18 > > >> > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> Can anyone advise me if nfs server over tcp is > > >> supported in 2.4.18 kernel version ? How to > > >> setup/enable on both server/client side ? Tried > > to > > >> looked at FAQ but information did not seem be > > there. > > >> > > >> Do I need to apply any patches ? > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> David > > >> > > >> __________________________________ > > >> Do you Yahoo!? > > >> The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. 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