[OpenAFS] Re: Linux server/client hangs and crashes

Derrick J Brashear shadow@dementia.org
Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:34:31 -0400 (EDT)


You need not CC me. I read openafs-info.

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, Systems Administration wrote:

> I've been debugging this with Derrick's help over on the darwin-port list but 
> this is clearly a bigger issue as the hangs/freezes are now on the linux 
> boxen as well.
>
> Server: Linux 2.4.26 (gentoo-hardened-sources-2.4.26-r1) - openafs-1.2.11 - 
> single and dual-processor PIII boxen
> Client: Linux 2.4.26 (gentoo-hardned-sources-24.26-r1)  - openafs-1.2.11
> 	Linux 2.4.26 (vanilla unpatched kernel.org source) - openafs-1.2.11
> 	Mac OS X 10.3.4 - openafs-1.2.11-062304
>
> Is there any chance, even a slim one, that the 1.3.X releases would behave 
> better?

No.

> I have tried using the lwp version of fileserver, wrapped the pthreads 
> version with LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1, and done tcpdump, cmdebug, fstrace, etc. 
> etc. ad nauseam.

You actually copied the binary out of src/lwp/fileserver, and didn't just 
use what was as you said "the only fileserver"?

> When I tried to use fstrace on the fileserver - bam kernel panics right and 
> left - I'm trying to setup a serial console to capture these now.

fstrace traces the client. the problem is in the fileserver. you're 
barking up the wrong tree.