Re: Does the machine need to be restarted after RPCNFSDCOUNT in /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server (ubuntu) is edited?

sfaibish
2010-08-26T10:17:59Z

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:31:52 -0400, Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:12:02 -0400
> sfaibish <sfaibish@emc.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:36:48 -0400, Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:02:14 -0500
>> > Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I changed the value of RPCNFSDCOUNT in /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server
>> >> (ubuntu). Do I need to restart the machine?
>> >>
>> >> Or I need to restart nfsd? If so, would you please let me know how to
>> >> restart nfsd?
>> >>
>> >
>> > Easiest thing to do is simply
>> >
>> > rpc.nfsd $NUMBER
>> >
>> > it will change the number of running threads to match the number that
>> you
>> > give.
>> You still need to stop and restart the nfs for this to take effect.
>
> Have you tried it?
Have you? Obviously not.

>
> I assure you that running rpc.nfsd like this does change the number of
> threads from whatever it is to the given number. (I should know, I wrote
> the
> code :-)
No it does not if you check how many daemons are running (ps) you will see
that it only
changed the value not the number of running daemons.

>
> NeilBrown
>
>>
>> /Sorin
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>> > NeilBrown
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