Re: kern/41874: in-kernel NFS server hates network interface aliases

[David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/41874; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, fair%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/41874: in-kernel NFS server hates network interface aliases
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:34:50 +0100

 On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 05:40:04PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/41874; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: kern/41874: in-kernel NFS server hates network interface
 >      aliases
 > Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:39:20 +0000
 > 
 >  On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 04:40:03PM +0000, Erik E. Fair wrote:
 >   > So, I think there is a pretty strong circumstantial case linking
 >   > this particular configuration change and the subsequent locking
 >   > panics.
 >  
 >  Sure; it just doesn't make any sense.
 
 Maybe the problem is that there is a code path in NFS that is failing to
 release the lock ?
 Only when the same process tries to acquire it does the 'locking
 against myself' trap happen - other processes will just sleep.
 
        David
 
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