From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: miyoshi@hpc.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp Subject: Re: NFS client stall within __lock_page() Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:12:36 +0900 Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20030110171236A.miyoshi@hpc.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp> References: <20030110151929Z.miyoshi@hpc.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: tanaka-h@mxm.nes.nec.co.jp Return-path: Received: from tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp ([210.143.35.51]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 18WuFz-0002aX-00 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 00:11:12 -0800 Received: from mailgate4.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.197]) by TYO201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id h0A8B4w28860 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:11:04 +0900 (JST) Received: from mailsv4.nec.co.jp (mailgate51.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.196]) by mailgate4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) with ESMTP id h0A8B3804576 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:11:03 +0900 (JST) Received: from mailsv.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp (venus.d2.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp [10.34.77.164]) by mailsv4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILSV4-NEC) with ESMTP id h0A8B2H26085 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:11:02 +0900 (JST) To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: <20030110151929Z.miyoshi@hpc.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp> 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: Hi, all. > I am using kernel 2.4.17 as an NFS client (server is HP-UX) > and one of client processes hangs and never wakes up. > > From kdb backtrace (attached), I found that the client process > stalls within nfs write and never returns (kill -9 is not accepted.) > It sleeps on __lock_page. I want to add one thing. I saw the following message after the program started, but I am not sure the accurate time and date of the stall. In addition, it appears frequently (a few times in a day?) and it seems to have no relation with the problem. Dec 26 17:41:19 client kernel: nfs_notify_change: revalidate failed, error=-116 Regards, -- MIYOSHI Kazuto HPC Operating System Group, 1st Computers Software Division, Computers Software Operations Unit, NEC Solutions. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs