On 09/25/2011 06:13 PM, Don Quixote de la Mancha wrote: > Are you using userspace NFS or the kernel NFS? The kernel NFS > _should_ be faster. > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Terry Barnaby<terry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I wonder if NFS is doing a complete sync() to disk on each file close ?? > > If you are using the userspace NFS, the strace command will show all > the system calls it makes. Run strace against the NFS daemon and > untar a small tarball with just a few files, otherwise it will spew > mountains of logs. > > strace -f will trace child processes in the event that the daemon > forks when you use it. > As far as I was aware kernel space NFS has been the default for many years. Will check to see if somehow user space NFS is being used ... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines