On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 3:35 AM, Franck Eyraud <franck+linux-cifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Bob, > > Thank you for your answer. > Yes, upgrading the kernel can be an option for us, I just wanted to be sure > it was worth trying. > > I could not find back the bug you mention, to understand how old it is and > if it is supposed to be inserted in the kernels we use. > However, I'm not sure this connection issue between two servers is our > problem since : > 1/ we get the problem even when a DFS links goes to the same IP as the > mounted share > 2/ we do not get problem when fetching a DFS link to the top level of a > share which is on a different IP (i.e mounting another filer works well) > > I'll try anyway to upgrade the kernel and test, since you confirmed that > this is supposed to work. What did you find out about behavior of a more current kernel? (given that your kernel was more than 5 years old, there is a good chance that the behavior has improved in more recent kernels) -- Thanks, Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-cifs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
