[SMP] 2.4.5-ac13 through ac18 dcache/NFS conflict

2001-06-29 Thread Bob Glamm
Just to follow up on this situation, I think I've tracked it down to a problem arising from a combination of SMP, the directory entry cache, and NFS client code. After several 24-hour runs of 10 copies of 'find /nfs-mounted-directory -print > /dev/null' running simultaneously, the kernel

[SMP] 2.4.5-ac13 through ac18 dcache/NFS conflict

2001-06-29 Thread Bob Glamm
Just to follow up on this situation, I think I've tracked it down to a problem arising from a combination of SMP, the directory entry cache, and NFS client code. After several 24-hour runs of 10 copies of 'find /nfs-mounted-directory -print /dev/null' running simultaneously, the kernel

Re: [SMP] 2.4.5-ac13 memory corruption/deadlock?

2001-06-19 Thread Bob Glamm
> > I've got a strange situation, and I'm looking for a little direction. > > Quick summary: I get sporadic lockups running 2.4.5-ac13 on a > > ServerWorks HE-SL board (SuperMicro 370DE6), 2 800MHz Coppermine CPUs, > > 512M RAM, 512M+ swap. Machine has 8 active disks, two as RAID 1, > > 6 as

Re: [SMP] 2.4.5-ac13 memory corruption/deadlock?

2001-06-19 Thread Bob Glamm
I've got a strange situation, and I'm looking for a little direction. Quick summary: I get sporadic lockups running 2.4.5-ac13 on a ServerWorks HE-SL board (SuperMicro 370DE6), 2 800MHz Coppermine CPUs, 512M RAM, 512M+ swap. Machine has 8 active disks, two as RAID 1, 6 as RAID 5. Swap

[SMP] 2.4.5-ac13 deadlocked?

2001-06-18 Thread Bob Glamm
I've got a strange situation, and I'm looking for a little direction. Quick summary: I get sporadic lockups running 2.4.5-ac13 on a ServerWorks HE-SL board (SuperMicro 370DE6), 2 800MHz Coppermine CPUs, 512M RAM, 512M+ swap. Machine has 8 active disks, two as RAID 1, 6 as RAID 5. Swap is on

[SMP] 2.4.5-ac13 deadlocked?

2001-06-18 Thread Bob Glamm
I've got a strange situation, and I'm looking for a little direction. Quick summary: I get sporadic lockups running 2.4.5-ac13 on a ServerWorks HE-SL board (SuperMicro 370DE6), 2 800MHz Coppermine CPUs, 512M RAM, 512M+ swap. Machine has 8 active disks, two as RAID 1, 6 as RAID 5. Swap is on

Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants

2001-05-15 Thread Bob Glamm
> > >Keep it informational. And NEVER EVER make it part of the design. > > > > What about: > > > > 1 (network domain). I have two network interfaces that I connect to > > two different network segments, eth0 & eth1; > > So? > > Informational. You can always ask what "eth0" and "eth1" are.

Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants

2001-05-15 Thread Bob Glamm
Keep it informational. And NEVER EVER make it part of the design. What about: 1 (network domain). I have two network interfaces that I connect to two different network segments, eth0 eth1; So? Informational. You can always ask what eth0 and eth1 are. [...] The location of