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RE: [Xen-devel] copying large files over NFS locks up machine on-testing from Thursday


  • To: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@xxxxxxxxx>, "Chris Wright" <chrisw@xxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 03:51:43 +0100
  • Cc: xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Sun, 22 May 2005 02:51:10 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
  • Thread-index: AcVeTfaWlu0f/5uyRQKGr5ln3tcm4QAKttGg
  • Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] copying large files over NFS locks up machine on-testing from Thursday

 
> I just tried copying the 3GB file over NFS from within a domU 
> on -testing in hopes of getting some debug info. dom0 became 
> unresponsive for a few seconds after close to a minute. It 
> had successfully copied 2.3GB when I hit ^C and then started 
> a copy from NFS to the domU's / which itself is a loopback 
> device mounted over NFS in dom0 - shortly thereafter the 
> machine locked up, the only output being complaints from 
> megaraid about aborted SCSI commands. It seems possible that 
> this is a dom0 issue.

It sounds like the megaraid driver is unhappy. Can you reproduce this
copying the file to /dev/null?

It's worth checking the Dell site to make sure you have the latest
megaraid firmware and driver.

Ian

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