Re: automounter segfaults when using negative cache?

[Ondrej Valousek <webserv@s3group.cz>]

>> I thought all the negative caching is done in user space, but apparently
>> kernel has some influence here....
>> Any explanation?
>>     
>
> The negative caching is done in userspace.  I'm not sure I understand
> your question.
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff
>   


Hi Jeff,
Ok I was thinking this way:
I experience this only on U7 system running U4 kernel - on the same U7
system running U7 kernel I can not replicate this. If the negative
caching is done in the user space and there is a bug there which causes
the autofs to segfault, how is it possible that is won't segfault on the
U7 kernel?
I do not know I am still trying to find out if there is any connection
to the problem with the automounter hanging that I reported earlier as:
- in U7 system running U7 kernel, the autofs does not crash, but hangs
(after few days).
- in U7 system running U4 kernel, the autofs forks crash regularly but
otherwise it works fine (I mean at least the parent autofs fork continue
living...)
You know what I am trying to say?
Thanks,
Ondrej