[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1365485] Re: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot
[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365485 Title: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Currently latest Ubuntu Linux kernel image has a a bug, probably a race condition, which happens when there are multiple kerberos nfs4 mounts in /etc/fstab. This does not happen on every boot, so to reproduce this you probably need a few retries. This happens using the current Ubuntu Linux kernel in 14.04: # cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Apparently you need to have _multiple_ kerberos NFS4 mounts in /etc/fstab to trigger this: xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 /home/ad/fshome1/u1 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 /home/ad/fshome2/u2 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 /home/ad/fshome3/u3 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 /home/ad/fshome4/u4 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 /home/ad/fshome5/u5 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 /home/ad/fshome6/u6 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 When this happens we get a kernel stack trace (complete trace included), which starts like this: [ 19.999751] gss_pipe_downcall: bad return from gss_fill_context: -4 [ 19.999779] [ cut here ] [ 19.999791] kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c:735! [ 19.999796] invalid opcode: [#1] SMP [ 19.999802] Modules linked in: arc4(+) des_generic cmac xcbc nfsv4 rmd160 crypto_null af_key xfrm_algo dm_crypt snd_hda_codec_realtek gpio_ich hp_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi coretemp dm_multipath snd_seq kvm_intel scsi_dh kvm snd_seq_device bnep serio_raw rfcomm snd_timer bluetooth lpc_ich snd soundcore tpm_infineon mei_me mei mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport binfmt_misc rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl nfs lockd sunrpc fscache dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log hid_generic usbhid hid nouveau mxm_wmi video i2c_algo_bit ttm e1000e drm_kms_helper ahci psmouse libahci drm wmi ptp pps_core When this has happened, rpc.gssd gets stuck in D state: # ps aux|grep gssd root 452 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?Ds 13:18 0:00 [rpc.gssd] Also NFS4 mounts will fail, with an error message which does not tell what is actually going on: root@do0-kukad211-07:~# mount -a -t nfs4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting ..helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 This also happened on Ubuntu 12.04, so the bug is probably old. There is a bug report, which is (IMHO) incorrectly reported against nfs- utils: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs- utils/+bug/1046762 We will fix this by removing the NFS mounts from fstab and doing them sequentially in startup scripts, but it would be nice if the kernel race would be fixed too. --- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lightdm2698 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/seq:timidity 2607 F timidity CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory CurrentDmesg: [ 23.980615] init: gdm main process (1881) killed by TERM signal [ 25.395448] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 25.402287] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (2248) terminated with status 1 [ 25.402298] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 27.805918] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2612) terminated with status 1 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c7fe0bc6-4712-4a0e-9f10-9ade6280a12e IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lono wireless extensions. MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT PC Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-35-generic root=UUID=268aac80-328a-4ab2-9e21-f38b9897ba79 ro adhome quiet splash
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1365485] Re: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot
I'll just chime in (from the same site as Jani) that lacking a proper fix, it would be nice if the boot-time automounting worked around this by default by forgoing parallel mounts, or have the facilities to be instructed to do so. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365485 Title: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Currently latest Ubuntu Linux kernel image has a a bug, probably a race condition, which happens when there are multiple kerberos nfs4 mounts in /etc/fstab. This does not happen on every boot, so to reproduce this you probably need a few retries. This happens using the current Ubuntu Linux kernel in 14.04: # cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Apparently you need to have _multiple_ kerberos NFS4 mounts in /etc/fstab to trigger this: xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 /home/ad/fshome1/u1 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 /home/ad/fshome2/u2 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 /home/ad/fshome3/u3 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 /home/ad/fshome4/u4 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 /home/ad/fshome5/u5 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 /home/ad/fshome6/u6 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 When this happens we get a kernel stack trace (complete trace included), which starts like this: [ 19.999751] gss_pipe_downcall: bad return from gss_fill_context: -4 [ 19.999779] [ cut here ] [ 19.999791] kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c:735! [ 19.999796] invalid opcode: [#1] SMP [ 19.999802] Modules linked in: arc4(+) des_generic cmac xcbc nfsv4 rmd160 crypto_null af_key xfrm_algo dm_crypt snd_hda_codec_realtek gpio_ich hp_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi coretemp dm_multipath snd_seq kvm_intel scsi_dh kvm snd_seq_device bnep serio_raw rfcomm snd_timer bluetooth lpc_ich snd soundcore tpm_infineon mei_me mei mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport binfmt_misc rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl nfs lockd sunrpc fscache dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log hid_generic usbhid hid nouveau mxm_wmi video i2c_algo_bit ttm e1000e drm_kms_helper ahci psmouse libahci drm wmi ptp pps_core When this has happened, rpc.gssd gets stuck in D state: # ps aux|grep gssd root 452 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?Ds 13:18 0:00 [rpc.gssd] Also NFS4 mounts will fail, with an error message which does not tell what is actually going on: root@do0-kukad211-07:~# mount -a -t nfs4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting ..helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 This also happened on Ubuntu 12.04, so the bug is probably old. There is a bug report, which is (IMHO) incorrectly reported against nfs- utils: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs- utils/+bug/1046762 We will fix this by removing the NFS mounts from fstab and doing them sequentially in startup scripts, but it would be nice if the kernel race would be fixed too. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1365485/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1365485] Re: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Currently latest Ubuntu Linux kernel image has a a bug, probably a race condition, which happens when there are multiple kerberos nfs4 mounts in /etc/fstab. This does not happen on every boot, so to reproduce this you probably need a few retries. This happens using the current Ubuntu Linux kernel in 14.04: # cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Apparently you need to have _multiple_ kerberos NFS4 mounts in /etc/fstab to trigger this: xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 /home/ad/fshome1/u1 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 /home/ad/fshome2/u2 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 /home/ad/fshome3/u3 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 /home/ad/fshome4/u4 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 /home/ad/fshome5/u5 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 /home/ad/fshome6/u6 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 When this happens we get a kernel stack trace (complete trace included), which starts like this: [ 19.999751] gss_pipe_downcall: bad return from gss_fill_context: -4 [ 19.999779] [ cut here ] [ 19.999791] kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c:735! [ 19.999796] invalid opcode: [#1] SMP [ 19.999802] Modules linked in: arc4(+) des_generic cmac xcbc nfsv4 rmd160 crypto_null af_key xfrm_algo dm_crypt snd_hda_codec_realtek gpio_ich hp_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi coretemp dm_multipath snd_seq kvm_intel scsi_dh kvm snd_seq_device bnep serio_raw rfcomm snd_timer bluetooth lpc_ich snd soundcore tpm_infineon mei_me mei mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport binfmt_misc rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl nfs lockd sunrpc fscache dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log hid_generic usbhid hid nouveau mxm_wmi video i2c_algo_bit ttm e1000e drm_kms_helper ahci psmouse libahci drm wmi ptp pps_core When this has happened, rpc.gssd gets stuck in D state: # ps aux|grep gssd root 452 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?Ds 13:18 0:00 [rpc.gssd] Also NFS4 mounts will fail, with an error message which does not tell what is actually going on: root@do0-kukad211-07:~# mount -a -t nfs4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting ..helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 This also happened on Ubuntu 12.04, so the bug is probably old. There is a bug report, which is (IMHO) incorrectly reported against nfs-utils: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/1046762 - We will fix this by removing the NFS mounts from fstab and doing them - sequentially in startup scripts, but it would be nice if the kernel race - would be fixed too. + We will fix this by removing the NFS mounts from fstab and doing them sequentially in startup scripts, but it would be nice if the kernel race would be fixed too. + --- + ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 + Architecture: amd64 + AudioDevicesInUse: + USERPID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: lightdm2698 F pulseaudio + /dev/snd/seq:timidity 2607 F timidity + CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory + CurrentDmesg: + [ 23.980615] init: gdm main process (1881) killed by TERM signal + [ 25.395448] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning + [ 25.402287] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (2248) terminated with status 1 + [ 25.402298] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning + [ 27.805918] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2612) terminated with status 1 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 + HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c7fe0bc6-4712-4a0e-9f10-9ade6280a12e + IwConfig: + eth0 no wireless extensions. + + lono wireless extensions. + MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT PC + Package: linux (not installed) + ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb + ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-35-generic root=UUID=268aac80-328a-4ab2-9e21-f38b9897ba79 ro adhome quiet splash vt.handoff=7 + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 + PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1365485] Re: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot
I added the required information from another (identical) host with the same problem. Please ignore it, since the actual hardware used is not really relevant. We can reproduce this in other hardware too. This happens in classroom installations in University of Helsinki and has been going on for at least two years. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365485 Title: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Currently latest Ubuntu Linux kernel image has a a bug, probably a race condition, which happens when there are multiple kerberos nfs4 mounts in /etc/fstab. This does not happen on every boot, so to reproduce this you probably need a few retries. This happens using the current Ubuntu Linux kernel in 14.04: # cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Apparently you need to have _multiple_ kerberos NFS4 mounts in /etc/fstab to trigger this: xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 /home/ad/fshome1/u1 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 /home/ad/fshome2/u2 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 /home/ad/fshome3/u3 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 /home/ad/fshome4/u4 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 /home/ad/fshome5/u5 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 /home/ad/fshome6/u6 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 When this happens we get a kernel stack trace (complete trace included), which starts like this: [ 19.999751] gss_pipe_downcall: bad return from gss_fill_context: -4 [ 19.999779] [ cut here ] [ 19.999791] kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c:735! [ 19.999796] invalid opcode: [#1] SMP [ 19.999802] Modules linked in: arc4(+) des_generic cmac xcbc nfsv4 rmd160 crypto_null af_key xfrm_algo dm_crypt snd_hda_codec_realtek gpio_ich hp_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi coretemp dm_multipath snd_seq kvm_intel scsi_dh kvm snd_seq_device bnep serio_raw rfcomm snd_timer bluetooth lpc_ich snd soundcore tpm_infineon mei_me mei mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport binfmt_misc rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl nfs lockd sunrpc fscache dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log hid_generic usbhid hid nouveau mxm_wmi video i2c_algo_bit ttm e1000e drm_kms_helper ahci psmouse libahci drm wmi ptp pps_core When this has happened, rpc.gssd gets stuck in D state: # ps aux|grep gssd root 452 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?Ds 13:18 0:00 [rpc.gssd] Also NFS4 mounts will fail, with an error message which does not tell what is actually going on: root@do0-kukad211-07:~# mount -a -t nfs4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting ..helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 This also happened on Ubuntu 12.04, so the bug is probably old. There is a bug report, which is (IMHO) incorrectly reported against nfs- utils: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs- utils/+bug/1046762 We will fix this by removing the NFS mounts from fstab and doing them sequentially in startup scripts, but it would be nice if the kernel race would be fixed too. --- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lightdm2698 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/seq:timidity 2607 F timidity CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory CurrentDmesg: [ 23.980615] init: gdm main process (1881) killed by TERM signal [ 25.395448] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 25.402287] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (2248) terminated with status 1 [ 25.402298] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 27.805918] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2612) terminated with status 1 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c7fe0bc6-4712-4a0e-9f10-9ade6280a12e IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lono wireless extensions. MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT PC Package: linux (not
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1365485] Re: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot
Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.17 kernel[0]. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'. If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'. If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'. Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as Confirmed. Thanks in advance. [0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.17-rc3-utopic/ ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium ** Tags added: kernel-da-key -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365485 Title: Kernel BUG with multiple NFS4 kerberos mounts on boot Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Currently latest Ubuntu Linux kernel image has a a bug, probably a race condition, which happens when there are multiple kerberos nfs4 mounts in /etc/fstab. This does not happen on every boot, so to reproduce this you probably need a few retries. This happens using the current Ubuntu Linux kernel in 14.04: # cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Apparently you need to have _multiple_ kerberos NFS4 mounts in /etc/fstab to trigger this: xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 /home/ad/fshome1/u1 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 /home/ad/fshome2/u2 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 /home/ad/fshome3/u3 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 /home/ad/fshome4/u4 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 /home/ad/fshome5/u5 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 xx.helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 /home/ad/fshome6/u6 nfs4 sec=krb5,rw,bg,hard 0 0 When this happens we get a kernel stack trace (complete trace included), which starts like this: [ 19.999751] gss_pipe_downcall: bad return from gss_fill_context: -4 [ 19.999779] [ cut here ] [ 19.999791] kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c:735! [ 19.999796] invalid opcode: [#1] SMP [ 19.999802] Modules linked in: arc4(+) des_generic cmac xcbc nfsv4 rmd160 crypto_null af_key xfrm_algo dm_crypt snd_hda_codec_realtek gpio_ich hp_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi coretemp dm_multipath snd_seq kvm_intel scsi_dh kvm snd_seq_device bnep serio_raw rfcomm snd_timer bluetooth lpc_ich snd soundcore tpm_infineon mei_me mei mac_hid parport_pc ppdev lp parport binfmt_misc rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl nfs lockd sunrpc fscache dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log hid_generic usbhid hid nouveau mxm_wmi video i2c_algo_bit ttm e1000e drm_kms_helper ahci psmouse libahci drm wmi ptp pps_core When this has happened, rpc.gssd gets stuck in D state: # ps aux|grep gssd root 452 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?Ds 13:18 0:00 [rpc.gssd] Also NFS4 mounts will fail, with an error message which does not tell what is actually going on: root@do0-kukad211-07:~# mount -a -t nfs4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome1/u1 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome2/u2 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome3/u3 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome4/u4 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting ..helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome5/u5 mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting .helsinki.fi:/root_vdm_3/fshome6/u6 This also happened on Ubuntu 12.04, so the bug is probably old. There is a bug report, which is (IMHO) incorrectly reported against nfs- utils: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs- utils/+bug/1046762 We will fix this by removing the NFS mounts from fstab and doing them sequentially in startup scripts, but it would be nice if the kernel race would be fixed too. --- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lightdm2698 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/seq:timidity 2607 F timidity CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory CurrentDmesg: [ 23.980615] init: gdm main process (1881) killed by TERM signal [ 25.395448] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 25.402287] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (2248) terminated with status