[OpenAFS] Summary.net and AFS hang

[Derek Atkins]

Run the program under strace and watch the output -- see where it
seems to hang/lockup?

-derek

Blake Atkins <Blake.Atkins@ScholarOne.com> writes:

> No, unfortunately this is closed-source software. I could try to beg the 
> author.....
> 
> Is there anything else I could provide that would be usefull?
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> --Blake
> 
> 
> On Thursday 13 December 2001 10:23, you wrote:
> > Sounds like an application deadlock due to afs' lack of byte-range
> > locking.  At least, that would seem to be my first guess.  I don't
> > know what would cause afsd to hang and spin like that.
> >
> > So you have the source code?
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Blake Atkins <Blake.Atkins@ScholarOne.com> writes:
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I'm attempting to use Summary.Net software that is located in AFS
> > > filespace. Summary.Net is web log analysis software. The weblogs are in
> > > AFS as well. It seems to analyze the logs ok, then it proceeds to update
> > > its database file (the file that keeps all the information it has
> > > analyzed). After it starts to do this, the program hangs. One of the AFS
> > > client daemons (afsd) begins to use up ~20% of the processor. This will
> > > continue until I reboot the machine. Also, some of the directories under
> > > /afs become unavailable; every time the one that Summary.Net is in hangs
> > > when trying to 'cd' to it. Several times while analyzing the logs a 'byte
> > > range lock ignored' message appears in the messages log. Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks much!
> > >
> > > --Blake
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