On Wednesday April 5, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [ Is there a Linux NFS mailing list? ]
>
> I'm discussing a network driver problem with a gentleman in Germany who
> says that his NFS client's driver problem can cause incorrect data to
> end up on the server's disks; "files written with a lot of @@@@@@@... in
> their body".
>
> I'm trying to work out how this can happen. Does NFS not use UDP
> checksumming? If so, is this wise?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> -akpm-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (I think).
At they '@' (character 64) or '^@' (character 0).
I have heard NFS described as
Nuls Frequently Substituted
but this only happens when you use "soft" mounts. Soft mounts are a
bad idea, especially when you use programs that don't check for read
errors properly.
Could this be the cause? Try "hard" mounts and see if you can
reproduce it.
NeilBrown
