From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Staubach Subject: Re: novice question about large write requests Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:12:03 -0500 Message-ID: <45C346B3.4080109@redhat.com> References: <4cf2912c0702020535i2b11691as8bc5ead997fa0d85@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net To: Venkatesh KS Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HCz9M-000575-H6 for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:12:24 -0800 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HCz9N-0005je-RW for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:12:26 -0800 In-Reply-To: <4cf2912c0702020535i2b11691as8bc5ead997fa0d85@mail.gmail.com> 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 Venkatesh KS wrote: > Folks, > > I am trying to understand how nfs client handles a server reboot while > issuing multiple > unstable writes followed by a commit. > > Say a user requests a large write requests. > nfs client breaks it into multiple 32k requests, each 32k write > request being unstable > and finally a commit call before the nfs client returns back to the user. > > If the server reboots in between these write calls, will the nfs > client know abt it. > The write before this may not have made it to disk. If the nfs client > doenst know > abt it then it goes ahead with commit call and returns. I would suggest checking out RFC1813 for information on this topic. ps ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs