Re: NFS and kernel 2.6.x

Dave Gilbert (Home)
2004-04-16T15:57:13Z

Marcelo Tosatti wrote:

> Maaybe TCP should be the default then ? In case no one finds the reason
> why NFS over UDP is slower on 2.6.x than 2.4.x. It seems there are
> quite a few reports confirming the slowdown. Maybe Jamie Lokier is right in
> theory?

While it is reasonable to make TCP default it is important that if there
is a real problem with UDP NFS that it is sorted. Some of us have to
work with older machines and kernels on clients that don't support TCP NFS.

Dave