Re: [PATCH 0/4] 2.6.21-rc7 NFS writes: fix a series of issues

Florin Iucha
2007-04-18T14:17:24Z

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On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 10:11:46AM -0400, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 08:42 -0500, Florin Iucha wrote:
> > Could the port in CLOSE_WAIT state be the culprit? (FWIW
> > the server has been up for 38 days and subjected to
> > this nfs test quite a bit without showing any stress).
>
> The port in CLOSE_WAIT shows that a socket was closed down recently, but
> once the connection is re-established, the client should start sending
> data.
> Do you have a copy of wireshark or ethereal on hand? If so, could you
> take a look at whether or not any NFS traffic is going between the
> client and server once the hang happens?
> Note that the timeout value is 60 seconds, so if you see no immediate
> traffic, then let the ethereal/wireshark session keep running for a
> couple more minutes.

Should I run wireshark/ethereal on the client or on the server?

I'll get a trace tonight (10 PM CST) and get back to you.

Thanks,
florin

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