Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 18:42:28 +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.970520184126.1203A-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.970520102638.4856A-100000@sag.space.lockheed.com>
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On Tue, 20 May 1997, Brian N. Handy wrote: > > > >> 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'. > > > > [...] > > Doug writes: > > >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'. > > Boy, I don't get it...but it works today??? I had to recompile my kernel > with the bpf stuff, then I rebooted, mounted the directory, ran tcpdump > and did the ls and everything worked fine. > > I'll keep an eye on this, though, and if I can figure out how to recreate > the problem I'll come on back with more info. Try modifying the directory at the server end while the client sits in a while loop re-listing the directory. If something odd is happening with the directory cookies, that might provoke a response. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 951 1891
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