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Date:      Fri, 21 Jul 1995 12:47:18 +0400 (????)
From:      Dmitry Khrustalev <dima@bog.msu.su>
To:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: what's going on here? (NFSv3 problem?)
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.91.950721123555.9454A-100000@sunny.bog.msu.su>

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On Fri, 21 Jul 1995, Doug Rabson wrote:

>No, the bug is that nfs_readdir is making larger protocol requests than 
>it used to and the server is puking.  NFSv3 allows the server to hint at 
>a size to use.  I don't have the rfc for NFSv2 handy so I can't check.  
>It is possible that we are violating the protocol here.  It is also 
>possible that the SVR4 server is returning crap data.
 
Very possible. Sun has simular problem with SunOS 5.4 - it is the first 
version using 8k readdirs and it is known to fail on Ultrix and SunOS 3.5 
servers. Their solution is system wide option limiting readdir size.

-Dima

 



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