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Subject: Re: NFS Client and SMP
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From: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>
Date: 29 Aug 2001 10:57:28 +0200
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>>>>> " " == Tom Sightler <ttsig@tuxyturvy.com> writes:

     > Is this problem specific to the 2.4 series or is the 2.2 NFS
     > implementation suspect to this as well.  I am curious because
     > we have a good number of SMP servers running SuSE's 2.2.19
     > kernel connected to a NetApp filer via GigE with jumbo frames
     > and have not had any problems during development.  However, we
     > are about 1 month from going production and load will increase
     > tremendously then (even though we've attempted to stress the
     > system in development, real production always introduces new
     > loads).

I don't have acces to a test setup for Gigabit, so I have to rely on
other people's reports. I can only remember hearing of problems in
2.4.x, however you might want to check the archives on the NFS
discussion list on Sourceforge.

Cheers,
  Trond