Re: "device busy" reading file from NFS

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 08:19:24AM -0500, John D. Baker wrote:
> I've been having problems with 5.0_RCx NFS clients (i386) on my 4.0_STABLE
> NFS servers (sparc64 and i386).  I use 'amd' to automount a lot of
> things.  Mostly, I'm rebuilding the system with sources on NFS and all
> other directories on local disk.
> 
> The process will run fine until an attempt to read some file causes
> the (usually compiler) to stop, with a complaint similar to:
> 
> In file included from 
> /amd/kob/r0/nbsd/netbsd-5/src/dist/ntp/include/ntpd.h:9,
>                  from 
>                  /amd/kob/r0/nbsd/netbsd-5/src/dist/ntp/libntp/iosignal.c:43:
> /amd/kob/r0/nbsd/netbsd-5/src/dist/ntp/include/ntp.h:17:22: error: 
> /amd/kob/r0/nbsd/netbsd-5/src/usr.sbin/ntp/libntp/../include/isc/list.h: 
> Device busy

I have the same problem but only if I use amd(8), see here:

http://gnats.netbsd.org/41259

> I think I tried a non-automount NFS mount to the system sources and it
> behaved the same, but I don't remember now.  I'll give it a try soon.

That works fine for me.

        Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/