linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.18 mmap hangs unrelated apps

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Date:	Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:05:37 -0600
From:	Michal Sabala <lkml@...hbs.net>
To:	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.18 mmap hangs unrelated apps

On 2006/12/15 at 15:44:14 Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no> wrote
> On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 15:06 -0600, Michal Sabala wrote:
> > Could this be related to the fact that the nfs mmaped file is unlinked
> > before it is ummaped? The .nfsXXXXXXX file disappears from the NFS
> > server as soon as test-mmap.c exits.
> 
> That shouldn't normally matter. The file won't be deleted until after
> the last user has stopped referencing it. However it is true that the
> trace you sent indicated that XFree86 was hanging in iput().
> 
> > What nfs_debug information would be useful in tracking this
> > problem? Is there any other information I can provide you?
> 
> Could you just out of interest try 2.6.20-rc1?

Trond,

I'll try 2.6.20-rc1 on Monday and post results to the list.

Thanks,
Michal

-- 
Michal "Saahbs" Sabala
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