2.4.19-ac4 ncpmount

2.4.19-ac4 ncpmount

[Peter]

When I mount a Novell Netware file server on 2.4.19-ac4, I can access it
with a file browser (konqueror, lynx), but ls gives "Stale NFS file
handle" and other bash commands such as find fail. 2.4.16 works fine.

Cheers,
Peter

#strace ls
open(".", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE|O_DIRECTORY) = -1 ESTALE (Stale 
NFS file handle)
write(2, "ls: ", 4ls: )                     = 4
write(2, ".", 1.)                        = 1
write(2, ": Stale NFS file handle", 23: Stale NFS file handle) = 23
write(2, "\n", 1
)                       = 1
_exit(1)                                = ?

Re: 2.4.19-ac4 ncpmount

[Petr Vandrovec]

On Sun, Sep 22, 2002 at 10:46:31AM -0700, Peter wrote:
> 
> When I mount a Novell Netware file server on 2.4.19-ac4, I can access it
> with a file browser (konqueror, lynx), but ls gives "Stale NFS file
> handle" and other bash commands such as find fail. 2.4.16 works fine.
> 
> Cheers,
> Peter
> 
> #strace ls
> open(".", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE|O_DIRECTORY) = -1 ESTALE (Stale 
> NFS file handle)

It should be fixed in latest 2.4.20-preX from Marcelo. VFS rules
for dentry's d_revalidate changed between 2.4.18 and 2.4.19, and I did not
notice that because of I use 2.5.x only.
							Petr Vandrovec
							vandrove@vc.cvut.cz

Re: Known 'issues' about 2.4.19...

[Peter]

Hi Paul,

You might want to try 2.4.19-ac4, the latest -ac revision to the stable
kernel. I've run this for a couple of months now with one single incident
-- on playing a lot of divx files with mplayer, the machine ran out of
memory and started swapping feverishly. The system froze for a minute and
then let up. Some mm issue. I'm running a DVD player and burner, a 160GB
drive on a x69 Promise card and mount external drives through NFS and
Samba, on ext3, Intel chipsets, firewire stuff -- as stable as 2.4.16 with
more features. I've been working with 20GB files with no problems. I
should say this is not my web and file server; that is still running
2.4.16, as it doesn't need the new features.

The most recent -ac kernels are likely fine too, but there appear to be
some residual ide and ide-scsi issues (could be minor) and Andre is off
fishing. 

Cheers,
Peter

Re: Known 'issues' about 2.4.19...

[DervishD]

    Hi Peter :)

> Hi Paul,

    Raúl ;))

> You might want to try 2.4.19-ac4, the latest -ac revision to the
> stable kernel.

    I was considering it instead of plain vanilla 2.4.19.

> The system froze for a minute and then let up. Some mm issue.

    Reproducible with plain 2.4.19?

> The most recent -ac kernels are likely fine too, but there appear
> to be some residual ide and ide-scsi issues (could be minor) and
> Andre is off fishing.

    Probably they will be solved in 2.4.20-acX when released :) Andre
deserves a vacation time ;)))

    Raúl