From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2004-08-26T17:30:50+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] nfs lockd recovery - was Re: POLS - exception comparisons

Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> 
> it's figured out.  i have it coded in a nice and ugly fashion and have been
> testing it for the last 24 hours with a bit of code that 'breaks' to lock
> every few seconds and forces recovery in the clients.  note that the
> entire thing is an emergency only procedure that takes place ONLY when
> the system is already broken (hung locks) and so the solution doesn't
> have to be 'perfect'.

Interesting. Did it turn out to be a known feature of nfs causing the
hung locks, or is it a genuine bug?

martin