Re: [NFS] PROBLEM: Kernel 2.2.12 oops related to kernel nfs lockd.

H.J. Lu (hjl@varesearch.com)
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 08:39:17 -0700 (PDT)


>
>
> Hi,
> I'm posting the following bug report. My apologies if
> this issue has already been addressed. Any help or suggestions are greatly
> appreciated. Our lab relies heavily on reliable NFS connections.
> Please let me know if further information is required.
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
> Kernel 2.2.12 oops related to kernel nfs lockd.
>
> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
> On several SMP machines I've experienced Kernel 2.2.12 oopses
> related to kernel nfs lockd.
> After oops, the lockd daemon dies and cannot be restarted.
> Exported file systems cannot be accessed, or reexported.
> In earlier instances, reboot was necessary to restore the exports, however
> with the latest incident, the oops happens during the boot sequence
> reproducibly. The kernel has been patched with patches from knfsd-1.4.X (X > 4)
> and NFSv3. I don't have the exact patch info since this was done
> by a vendor (ASL). Mountd is being run with the no-nfs-version 3 option.
>
> [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
> kernel, oops, knfs, lockd, NFSv3
>

I was told the bug was in the old NFSv3 patch. You need the latest
NFSv3 patch. Please check out the kernel mailing list archive.

H.J.

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