Problem: gzip hangs inside a kernel call when decompressing X430src-3.tgz (part of xfree86) on a NFS root system. Full description: When i try to gunzip (or untar with -zx) the X430src-3.tgz archive (its MD5 checksum is correct) over a NFS mounted filesystem it hangs at the file xc/programs/Xserver/XpConfig/C/print/models/SPSPARC2/fonts/AvantGarde-Demi.pmf every time. The only way to kill the stalled gzip is to reboot. The gunzip does not use CPU nor much ram. Tha same .tgz correctly decompress on a local hard drive on the same machine / same config. keywords: NFS, KERNEL 2.6, NFSROOT, HANG kernel version: 2.6.8 Trigger: grab that file from xfree86 ftp site and decompress on a NFS mounted filesystem Environment: Linux shimitar 2.6.8-gentoo-r3 #1 Tue Aug 31 17:35:53 CEST 2004 i686 Mobile AMD Athl AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux Gnu C 3.3.4 Gnu make 3.80 binutils 2.14.90.0.8 util-linux 2.12 mount 2.12 module-init-tools 3.0 e2fsprogs 1.35 nfs-utils 1.0.6 Linux C Library 2.3.3 Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.3.3 Procps 3.1.15 Net-tools 1.60 Kbd 1.12 Sh-utils 5.2.1 Modules Loaded nvidia lp vmnet parport_pc parport vmmon snd_seq_midi snd_emu10k1_synth snd_emux_synth snd_seq_virmidi snd_seq_midi_emul snd_emu10k1 snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec snd_util_mem snd_hwdep snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer snd_mixer_oss snd rtl8150 8139too thermal fan processor button battery ac bttv evdev tuner tvaudio video_buf i2c_algo_bit v4l2_common btcx_risc videodev soundcore usbhid via686a w83781d i2c_sensor i2c_isa i2c_core usblp usb_storage ohci_hcd ehci_hcd uhci_hcd usbcore sg sd_mod ide_scsi ide_cd sr_mod cdrom " System is Gentoo, gzip 1.3.5 tar 1.14 CPU info: shimitar scripts # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 10 model name : Mobile AMD Athl stepping : 0 cpu MHz : 1603.845 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mp mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 3178.49 Workaround: uncompress the file on a local hard drive then copy the files on the NFS partition. This is not acceptable. ps: i am not subscribed to the list, please CC me.... bye and thanks. - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
