From: "Lever, Charles" Subject: RE: nfs over tcp in linux kernel version 2.4.18 Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 13:47:00 -0700 Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <482A3FA0050D21419C269D13989C611312751A@lavender-fe.eng.netapp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Cc: Return-path: Received: from mx01.netapp.com ([198.95.226.53]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19IaUQ-0004F5-00 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 13:47:10 -0700 To: "David Myer" 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: david- TCP support for the server is enabled on 2.4.20 with a kernel build option. it may only appear if you have checked the "Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers" box under "Code maturity level options." i don't see why a 2.4.18 NFS client shouldn't work with the 2.4.20 server over TCP, but the server TCP support is still under development so it may be a little rocky. > -----Original Message----- > From: David Myer [mailto:davidmyer800@yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 1:25 PM > To: David Myer; Dan Brunner; guolin@alexa.com > Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [NFS] nfs over tcp in linux kernel version 2.4.18 >=20 >=20 > Any thoughts on my questions guys ? Would appreciate > any information. >=20 > 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 ? >=20 > David > --- David Myer wrote: > > Thanks for the information guys, > >=20 > > 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.. > >=20 > > Thanks again > > David > > --- Dan Brunner wrote: > > > Guolin, > > >=20 > > > That DOES sound like a pain in the a$$!!!!!!! > > >=20 > > > And yes your right, not everyone has the same > > > success... > > >=20 > > > Good Luck!! > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Dan > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 02:19 PM, > > > guolin@alexa.com wrote: > > >=20 > > > > Dan, > > > > > > > > try your luck. > > > > > > > > BTW, let you know that I have to take the pain > > to > > > reboot 400 Linux=20 > > > > 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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