Re: 2.6 must-fix list, v2

From: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6 must-fix list, v2
Date: 13 May 2003 13:36:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <shswugvjcy9.fsf@charged.uio.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030512155511.21fb1652.akpm@digeo.com>

>>>>> " " == Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com> writes:

     > - NFS client gets an OOM deadlock.
     > - Some fixes exist in -mm.  Seem to mostly work.
     > - NFS client runs very slowly consuming 100% CPU under heavy
     >   writeout.
     > - Unsubtle fix exists in -mm.  (Looks like it's fixed anyway).

<snip>

     > - davej: NFS seems to have a really bad time for some people.  (Including
     >   myself on one testbox).  The common factor seems to be a high
     >   spec client torturing an underpowered NFS server with lots of
     >   IO.  (fsx/fsstress etc show this up).  Lots of "NFS server
     >   cheating" messages get dumped, and a whole lot of bogus
     >   packets start appearing.  They look severely corrupted, (they
     >   even crashed ethereal once 8-)

Could people please test these items out again using the latest
Bitkeeper release? I believe I've addressed all these issues with the
patches that have gone to Linus in the last 2-3 weeks.

Cheers,
  Trond