On Thu, 26 May 2005, Bernd Walter wrote: >>> >>> This is absolutely known - TCP/nfs has bugs in realigning packets. >>> Don't use TCP on strong aligned architectures. >> >> Still a pr with a proper backtrace would be nice. >> Or does one exist already ? > > Not that I know. > I did know exactly when this happens years ago. > The backtrace as such will not help you as the panic happens much > later than the cause. > IIRC the basic problem was that the realignment code only fixes > a single missalignment, while theres a chance for more then one. > Verify nfs_realign in nfsserver and nfsclient to get an idea. > If you are interested - I've found a (non-working) patch that I wrote > for it, but the intention of it should be clear. > Sure. This is an nfsd specific problem, Or does nfsclient have issues as well ? I'll get a pr going to make sure that the issue is documented, and possibly narrowed down enough for other people to start painting a bikeshed about how it should be fixed. -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - AnthemReceived on Thu May 26 2005 - 10:37:41 UTC
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