From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Trond Myklebust Subject: Re: NFS mount count is incremented incorrectly Date: 14 Aug 2003 23:40:19 -0700 Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: References: <20030814132006.7C2A.KAKMY@mvh.biglobe.ne.jp> <16188.13494.650071.936039@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: fumihiko kakuma , util-linux@math.uio.no, nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: Received: from pat.uio.no ([129.240.130.16] ident=7411) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19nYGX-0001yH-00 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 23:40:50 -0700 To: Neil Brown In-Reply-To: <16188.13494.650071.936039@gargle.gargle.HOWL> 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: >>>>> " " == Neil Brown writes: > The MOUNT protocol is simply not a reliable way to keep rmtab > exactly correct. Tinkering may improve the situation but it > can never make it perfect. Seconded... There is no way you can make this work exactly. It suffices for the client to crash before it has sent the UNMOUNT request to the server in order to screw up the accounting in rmtab. Cheers, Trond ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs