Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:07:23 +0100 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [linux-cifs-client] 2.6.16-rc: CIFS reproducibly freezes the computer |
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On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:01:59AM -0600, Steven French wrote: > > >... > > It doesn't occur in 2.6.15.4, because with this kernel (and AFAIR also > > with older kernels) my computer refuses to mount this share. > >...
Is this issue I mentioned in my bug report expected, or could it be related to my problem?
>... > Command 46 is an SMB Read. IIRC send error in read -11 is EAGAIN which > could > indicate that the socket is congested and stayed congested but normally > that would be accompanied by a "sends on socket stuck for x seconds" > > Could you check /proc/fs/cifs/DebugData and see if the number of > reconnections > is non-zero (indicating that the tcp session to the server died).
I don't see this, do I need CONFIG_CIFS_STATS for seeing it?
> Any chance you could do an ethereal network trace of the failure (perhaps > on the server, if the client is hanging) so we could see the > last request (presumably a read) that the client sent (and whether the > server responded). > > Also is it possible to build your kernel with some of the debugging options > turned on (e.g. "Debug Memory allocations" and "mutex debugging, deadlock > detection" and > "detect soft lockups") to see if we are overwritting memory and hitting an > obscure > deadlock.
Both are now on my TODO list.
> It would also be helpful, if the problem turns out to be non-obvious, to > track this via a new bug # in bugzilla.samba.org
OK.
> Steve French
cu Adrian
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