From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 9 May 2001 02:43:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 9 May 2001 02:42:58 -0400 Received: from lilly.ping.de ([62.72.90.2]:65297 "HELO lilly.ping.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 9 May 2001 02:42:44 -0400 Date: 9 May 2001 08:38:23 +0200 Message-ID: <20010509063824.1424.qmail@toyland.ping.de> From: "Michael Stiller" To: "Chris Mason" Cc: "Michael Stiller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, nfs@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 Subject: Re: 2.2.19 + reiserfs 3.5.32 nfsd wait_on_buffer/down_failed In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 08 May 2001 22:22:43 EDT." <1164860000.989374963@tiny> X-Url: http://www.ping.de/~michael X-Face: "wBy`XBjk-b]Wks].wV-RmZmir({Qfv85d&!VDrjx+4Ra(/ZyXjaV-x^QXX-Ab5X#3Eap^/ W^Zo.K9=py=t6/F&p3cl/.zrgKH)0uxy{#5Y(_dD=ftF*Q}-lp\&Z-563qR3X5qv^o9~iP(pw3_1q !ti@9"V[C?^iW\BVArF#(YjjLJ/[R%Ri*sw Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > we run a nfs server utilizing 2.2.19 + ReiserFS version 3.5.32 on a > > P 3 550 machine. Disk subsystem is a GDT7518RN using 4 UW disks as raid 5 > > device. After upgrading from 2.2.17 + reiserfs to 2.2.19 we experience > > many (very much more than with 2.2.17) problems with our nfs clients > > about 12 (linux). Network ist 100Mbit full duplex / switched. > > I do not think this is network related, cause ping -f doesnt show any > > packet loss. > > > > During not so heavy IO on the exported fs > > one nfsd thread seems to be waiting for the disk: > > Are you running any patches to make knfsd deal with the reiserfs iget issues? No. Just plain 2.2.19 + reiserfs 3.5.32. Should i use any patches ? I just checked ftp.suse.com/pub/people/mason/reiserfs/patches and there are only 2.2.19pre patches. Does it help to mount the filesystems noatime ? Chris, do you have any idea where the problem may be located ? Cheers, -Michael -- x(f,s,c)char *s;{return f&1 ? *s ? *s-c ? x(f,++s,c) :7[s]:0:f&2 ? x(--f,"!/*,xq-ih9]c$=le&M t)r\nm@p31n%ag.8}Sdoy",c):f&4 ? *s ? x(f,s+1,putchar(x(f-2,"^&%!*)",*s))) : 0 : 0;}main(){return x(4, "]!x/mhicn$!iihle&!x/mhiM$agimr%p !r@p%he&!x/mhiM !r@p%he",65);}