linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.28-rc3 truncates nfsd results

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Message-ID: <491097DA.9040204@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:43:38 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Doug Nazar <nazard@...goninc.ca>
CC:	"'J. Bruce Fields'" <bfields@...i.umich.edu>,
	'David Woodhouse' <David.Woodhouse@...el.com>,
	'Al Viro' <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.28-rc3 truncates nfsd results

Doug Nazar wrote:
> Commit 8d7c4203 "nfsd: fix failure to set eof in readdir in some situations"
> breaks the nfsd server. Bisected it back to this commit and reverting it
> fixes the problem.
> 
> However, it only happens on certain machines even with the same kernel &
> filesystem (ext3). I've two groups of similar computers, each group running
> identical kernels. The ones listing only ~250 files are of course in error.
> Eldritch is running 2.6.28-rc3 with that commit reverted. With 2.8.28-rc3 it
> showed the incorrect number.

I'm seeing "weirdness" on my NFS4-mounted home directory (client and 
server are both x86-64 2.6.28-rc) -- gconfd locking up, and other 
desktop gadgets breaking.  2.6.27 works great.

I'll try reverting this and see if the behavior improves, thanks for the 
pointer...

	Jeff



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