linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.26-git] Fix oops on remounting nfsroot

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:29:43 -0700
From:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
To:	Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.26-git] Fix oops on remounting nfsroot

On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 18:51 +0900, Atsushi Nemoto wrote:
> I got this oops when remounting nfsroot using busybox's mount:
> 
> VFS: Mounted root (nfs filesystem) readonly.
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 180k freed
> CPU 0 Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00000000, epc == 801c3160, ra == 801744d0
> ...
> Call Trace:
> [<801c3160>] nfs_remount+0x60/0x2e0
> [<801744d0>] do_remount_sb+0x184/0x1fc
> [<8018b7a8>] do_remount+0x140/0x194
> [<8018d824>] do_mount+0x138/0x1f0
> [<8018d970>] sys_mount+0x94/0x1b4
> [<80108df0>] stack_done+0x20/0x3c
> 
> This is a quick workaround, but I'm not sure this is proper fix.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
> ---
> diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
> index 1b94e36..adc96cd 100644
> --- a/fs/nfs/super.c
> +++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
> @@ -1718,7 +1718,8 @@ nfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *raw_data)
>  	 * ones were explicitly specified. Fall back to legacy behavior and
>  	 * just return success.
>  	 */
> -	if ((nfsvers == 4 && options4->version == 1) ||
> +	if (!options ||
> +	    (nfsvers == 4 && options4->version == 1) ||
>  	    (nfsvers <= 3 && options->version >= 1 &&
>  	     options->version <= 6))
>  		return 0;

Hi,

The above is almost correct. You need to test for options4 if the
filesystem is NFSv4.

Marc Zyngier sent me a patch for the same problem a couple of days ago,
but I have yet to pass it on to Linus.

Thanks
  Trond
-- 
Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer

NetApp
Trond.Myklebust@...app.com
www.netapp.com
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