Re: Bug#325117: NFS client problem with kernel 2.6 and SGI IRIX 6.5

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 02:13:41PM -0700, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> on den 19.10.2005 klokka 18:52 (+0200) skreiv Ruediger Oberhage:
> > Hello again.
> > 
> > Some first findings regarding nfs problems:
> > 
> > At first I have to apologize for my memory (again :-)) serving me
> > wrong: I did state, that the "find /nfsDir -print" problem was
> > (generally) gone with the 2.6.12 kernel; this is wrong(!).
> > 
> > The problem does exist for both (Debianized) kernels 2.6.8 as well
> > as 2.6.12 (the details follow below in the 'strace'-dump). The
> > (find-)problem does NOT exist for the (2.6.12-)kernel delivered on
> > the KNOPPIX 4.0 DVD!!! So there is a cure for some kernel for this
> > one. The 'resources'-problem (OpenOffice/Mathematica) still remains
> > for this kernel, too!
> 
> Recent kernels (2.6.13 and above - sorry, I though it was 2.6.12) have
> the following patch applied
> 
> http://client.linux-nfs.org/Linux-2.6.x/2.6.12/linux-2.6.12-43-dirent_fix.dif
> 
> This should normally suffice to fix the SGI problem.

Thanks, I'll confine subseqent discussion to 325117@bugs.debian.org
as debian packaging issues don't need to be on lkml.

-- 
Horms