From: =?UTF-8?Q?Peter_=C3=85strand?= Subject: Re: 2.6.21.3: NFS: Buggy server - nlink == 0! Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:25:51 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: <20070606081303.GB7168@localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="789237761-1484332135-1181125551=:18979" Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net To: Ravikiran G Thirumalai Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HvsiB-0007BB-RE for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:25:56 -0700 Received: from mail.cendio.se ([193.12.253.69]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HvsiD-0004Pz-LR for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:25:59 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20070606081303.GB7168@localdomain> List-Id: "Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --789237761-1484332135-1181125551=:18979 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Ravikiran G Thirumalai wrote: > While running a dbench stress test on a nfs mounted file system, I notic= e > the subject error message on the client machine. The client machine is a= 48 > core box with NUMA characteristics and 1024 dbench processes running > continuously in a loop, while another memory hog application runs in para= llel. > The client is on 2.6.21.3. The server is booted up with 2.6.21.3 as well= =2E > Attached is the server configuration. Same test on a 2.6.16 client does = not > spew out these messages. Is this really the server issue, or is the NFS > client to be blamed here? I've seen this message with the unfs3 server as well, and it contains some= =20 explicit checks to avoid sending nlink=3D0. So this is another indication= =20 that this is actually a client problem. Regards,=20 --- Peter =C3=85strand=09=09ThinLinc Chief Developer Cendio AB=09=09http://www.cendio.se Wallenbergs gata 4 583 30 Link=C3=B6ping=09Phone: +46-13-21 46 00 --789237761-1484332135-1181125551=:18979 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ --789237761-1484332135-1181125551=:18979 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs --789237761-1484332135-1181125551=:18979--