From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 31 21:14:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B35F16A4DA for ; Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:14:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byshenknet@byshenk.net) Received: from core.byshenk.net (core.byshenk.net [62.58.73.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C891043D55 for ; Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:14:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from byshenknet@byshenk.net) Received: from core.byshenk.net (localhost.aoes.com [127.0.0.1]) by core.byshenk.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7VLEgvH031576; Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:14:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from byshenknet@core.byshenk.net) Received: (from byshenknet@localhost) by core.byshenk.net (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k7VLEg7x031575; Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:14:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from byshenknet) Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:14:42 +0200 From: Greg Byshenk To: Michael Abbott Message-ID: <20060831211442.GQ633@core.byshenk.net> References: <20060827102135.B49194@saturn.araneidae.co.uk> <20060827135434.GH79046@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <20060827183903.G52383@saturn.araneidae.co.uk> <20060827202803.GP633@core.byshenk.net> <20060828082047.J61842@saturn.araneidae.co.uk> <20060828100942.GF20390@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <20060829165820.F83998@saturn.araneidae.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060829165820.F83998@saturn.araneidae.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=failed version=3.1.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-25) on core.byshenk.net Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NFS locking: lockf freezes (rpc.lockd problem?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:14:57 -0000 On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 05:05:26PM +0000, Michael Abbott wrote: [I wrote] > >>>An alternative would be to update to RELENG_6 (or at least RELENG_6_1) > >>>and then try again. > So. I have done this. And I can't reproduce the problem. > # uname -a > FreeBSD venus.araneidae.co.uk 6.1-STABLE FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE #1: Mon Aug 28 > 18:32:17 UTC 2006 > root@venus.araneidae.co.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > Hmm. Hopefully this is a *good* thing, ie, the problem really has been > fixed, rather than just going into hiding. > So, as far as I can tell, lockf works properly in this release. Just as an interesting side note, I just experienced rpc.lockd crashing. The server is not running RELENG_6, but RELENG_5 (FreeBSD 5.5-STABLE #15: Thu Aug 24 18:47:20 CEST 2006). Due to user error, someone ended up with over 1000 processes trying to lock the same NFS mounted file at the same time. The result was over 1000 "Cannot allocate memory" errors followed by rpc.lockd crashing. I guess the server is telling me it wants an update... -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL