Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 09:15:28 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: "Brian N. Handy" <handy@sag.space.lockheed.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Max # of files with NFS? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970520091256.15296I-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.970519193806.26304X-100000@sag.space.lockheed.com>
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On Mon, 19 May 1997, Brian N. Handy wrote: > Hi there, > > So I have this NFS-mounted directory with 287 files in it. If I cd to > that directory and do an 'ls', that terminal hangs. Top says it's in > 'getblk'. > > The server is a DEC alpha running DU 4.0. The client is running > 2.2-STABLE. > > Is this a problem with too many files? I'm not sure what else it could > be. I just listed a directory with 7800 files it to check. I can't (yet) test directly with DU 4.0 but if you could get a packet trace, it might help diagnose what is happening. Run 'tcpdump -vv -s300 port nfs' while you try to do the 'ls'. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 951 1891
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