***IMPORTANT HINT*** In the test belowI've tried to ping the NFS client (cluster2) as soon as I've got the ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready message. And at first I've got no answers from the client. But 10-20sec later I've got pongs back. So the NIC comes up some seconds later than the message "link becomes ready" is shown... In the case of 'mountproto=tcp' it comes up after the kernel panic. So that's much too late. [ 126.134520] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready [ 128.282991] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: Rx [ 128.305364] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready [ 128.326199] IP-Config: Complete: [ 128.326269] device=eth0, addr=137.226.167.242, mask=255.255.255.224, gw=255.255.255.255, [ 128.326471] host=137.226.167.242, domain=, nis-domain=(none), [ 128.326586] bootserver=255.255.255.255, rootserver=137.226.167.241, rootpath= [ 128.327055] Root-NFS: nfsroot=/srv/nfs/cluster2,mountproto=tcp [ 128.327404] NFS: nfs mount opts='vers=2,udp,rsize=4096,wsize=4096,mountproto=tcp,nolock,addr=137.226.167.241' [ 128.327477] NFS: parsing nfs mount option 'vers=2' [ 128.327538] NFS: parsing nfs mount option 'udp' [ 128.327573] NFS: parsing nfs mount option 'rsize=4096' [ 128.327623] NFS: parsing nfs mount option 'wsize=4096' [ 128.327673] NFS: parsing nfs mount option 'mountproto=tcp' [ 128.327728] NFS: parsing nfs mount option 'nolock' [ 128.327774] NFS: parsing nfs mount option 'addr=137.226.167.241' [ 128.327838] NFS: MNTPATH: '/srv/nfs/cluster2' [ 128.327873] NFS: sending MNT request for 137.226.167.241:/srv/nfs/cluster2 [ 128.327942] RPC: set up xprt to 137.226.167.241 (autobind) via tcp [ 128.327992] RPC: created transport fffff807fdec0800 with 128 slots [ 128.328042] RPC: creating mount client for 137.226.167.241 (xprt fffff807fdec0800) [ 128.328103] RPC: creating UNIX authenticator for client fffff807fdea0600 [ 128.328168] RPC: new task initialized, procpid 1 [ 128.328213] RPC: allocated task fffff807fe38e000 [ 128.328260] RPC: 1 __rpc_execute flags=0x680 [ 128.328295] RPC: 1 call_start mount1 proc NULL (sync) [ 128.328341] RPC: 1 call_reserve (status 0) [ 128.328376] RPC: 1 reserved req fffff807fdea0400 xid 39411b74 [ 128.328425] RPC: wake_up_next(fffff807fdec0978 "xprt_sending") [ 128.328474] RPC: 1 call_reserveresult (status 0) [ 128.328518] RPC: 1 call_refresh (status 0) [ 128.328551] RPC: 1 holding NULL cred 00000000008b8cf0 [ 128.328597] RPC: 1 refreshing NULL cred 00000000008b8cf0 [ 128.328643] RPC: 1 call_refreshresult (status 0) [ 128.328687] RPC: 1 call_allocate (status 0) [ 128.328722] RPC: 1 allocated buffer of size 96 at fffff807fdec1000 [ 128.328770] RPC: 1 call_bind (status 0) [ 128.328804] RPC: 1 rpcb_getport_async(137.226.167.241, 100005, 1, 6) [ 128.328854] RPC: 1 sleep_on(queue "xprt_binding" time 4294893514) [ 128.328902] RPC: 1 added to queue fffff807fdec08c8 "xprt_binding" [ 128.328949] RPC: 1 setting alarm for 60000 ms [ 128.328986] RPC: 1 rpcb_getport_async: trying rpcbind version 2 [ 128.329046] RPC: set up xprt to 137.226.167.241 (port 111) via tcp [ 128.329096] RPC: created transport fffff807fdec1800 with 128 slots [ 128.329146] RPC: creating rpcbind client for 137.226.167.241 (xprt fffff807fdec1800) [ 128.329204] RPC: creating UNIX authenticator for client fffff807fdea0c00 [ 128.329262] RPC: new task initialized, procpid 1 [ 128.329306] RPC: allocated task fffff807fe38e0e0 [ 128.329358] RPC: rpc_release_client(fffff807fdea0c00) [ 128.329406] RPC: 1 sync task going to sleep [ 128.329446] RPC: 2 __rpc_execute flags=0x681 [ 128.329482] RPC: 2 call_start rpcbind2 proc GETPORT (async) [ 128.329529] RPC: 2 call_reserve (status 0) [ 128.329563] RPC: 2 reserved req fffff807fdea0a00 xid 54cf8ddb [ 128.329610] RPC: wake_up_next(fffff807fdec1978 "xprt_sending") [ 128.329659] RPC: 2 call_reserveresult (status 0) [ 128.329703] RPC: 2 call_refresh (status 0) [ 128.329735] RPC: 2 looking up UNIX cred [ 128.329765] RPC: looking up UNIX cred [ 128.329809] RPC: allocating UNIX cred for uid 0 gid 0 [ 128.329859] RPC: 2 refreshing UNIX cred fffff807fe37c900 [ 128.329906] RPC: 2 call_refreshresult (status 0) [ 128.329950] RPC: 2 call_allocate (status 0) [ 128.329984] RPC: 2 allocated buffer of size 416 at fffff807fdec2000 [ 128.330032] RPC: 2 call_bind (status 0) [ 128.330064] RPC: 2 call_connect xprt fffff807fdec1800 is not connected [ 128.330114] RPC: 2 xprt_connect xprt fffff807fdec1800 is not connected [ 128.330165] RPC: 2 sleep_on(queue "xprt_pending" time 4294893515) [ 128.330213] RPC: 2 added to queue fffff807fdec1a28 "xprt_pending" [ 128.330260] RPC: 2 setting alarm for 60000 ms [ 128.330294] RPC: xs_connect scheduled xprt fffff807fdec1800 [ 128.330453] RPC: xs_bind 0.0.0.0:0: ok (0) [ 128.330490] RPC: worker connecting xprt fffff807fdec1800 via tcp to 137.226.167.241 (port 111) [ 128.330650] RPC: fffff807fdec1800 connect status 36 connected 0 sock state 2 [ 131.335657] RPC: xs_error_report client fffff807fdec1800... [ 131.335665] RPC: error 65 [ 131.335822] RPC: 2 __rpc_wake_up_task (now 4294894266) [ 131.335924] RPC: 2 disabling timer [ 131.335985] RPC: 2 removed from queue fffff807fdec1a28 "xprt_pending" [ 131.336061] RPC: __rpc_wake_up_task done [ 131.336097] RPC: xs_tcp_state_change client fffff807fdec1800... [ 131.336146] RPC: state 7 conn 0 dead 0 zapped 1 sk_shutdown 3 [ 131.336194] RPC: disconnected transport fffff807fdec1800 [ 131.336291] RPC: 2 __rpc_execute flags=0x681 [ 131.336355] RPC: 2 xprt_connect_status: retrying [ 131.336399] RPC: 2 call_connect_status (status -11) [ 131.336473] RPC: 2 call_transmit (status 0) [ 131.336504] RPC: 2 xprt_prepare_transmit [ 131.336565] RPC: 2 rpc_xdr_encode (status 0) [ 131.336599] RPC: 2 marshaling UNIX cred fffff807fe37c900 [ 131.336676] RPC: 2 using AUTH_UNIX cred fffff807fe37c900 to wrap rpc data [ 131.336757] RPC: 2 encoding PMAP_GETPORT call (100005, 1, 6, 0) [ 131.336805] RPC: 2 xprt_transmit(96) [ 131.336873] RPC: xs_tcp_send_request(96) = -65 [ 131.336946] RPC: sendmsg returned unrecognized error 65 [ 131.336993] RPC: xs_tcp_state_change client fffff807fdec1800... [ 131.337071] RPC: state 7 conn 0 dead 0 zapped 1 sk_shutdown 3 [ 131.337146] RPC: disconnected transport fffff807fdec1800 [ 131.337195] RPC: wake_up_next(fffff807fdec1978 "xprt_sending") [ 131.337273] RPC: setting port for xprt fffff807fdec0800 to 0 [ 131.337352] RPC: 2 rpcb_getport_done(status -65, port 0) [ 131.337398] RPC: 2 return 0, status -65 [ 131.337456] RPC: 2 release task [ 131.337490] RPC: freeing buffer of size 416 at fffff807fdec2000 [ 131.337568] RPC: 2 release request fffff807fdea0a00 [ 131.337642] RPC: wake_up_next(fffff807fdec1ad8 "xprt_backlog") [ 131.337690] RPC: rpc_release_client(fffff807fdea0c00) [ 131.337764] RPC: destroying rpcbind client for 137.226.167.241 [ 131.337841] RPC: destroying transport fffff807fdec1800 [ 131.337921] RPC: xs_destroy xprt fffff807fdec1800 [ 131.338045] RPC: xs_close xprt fffff807fdec1800 [ 131.338134] RPC: disconnected transport fffff807fdec1800 [ 131.338184] RPC: 2 freeing task [ 131.338245] RPC: 1 __rpc_wake_up_task (now 4294894266) [ 131.338317] RPC: 1 disabling timer [ 131.338348] RPC: 1 removed from queue fffff807fdec08c8 "xprt_binding" [ 131.338429] RPC: __rpc_wake_up_task done [ 131.338443] RPC: 1 sync task resuming [ 131.338454] RPC: 1 remote rpcbind unreachable: -65 [ 131.338466] RPC: 1 return 0, status -65 [ 131.338473] RPC: 1 release task [ 131.338483] RPC: freeing buffer of size 96 at fffff807fdec1000 [ 131.338495] RPC: 1 release request fffff807fdea0400 [ 131.338505] RPC: wake_up_next(fffff807fdec0ad8 "xprt_backlog") [ 131.338517] RPC: rpc_release_client(fffff807fdea0600) [ 131.338527] RPC: 1 freeing task [ 131.338537] RPC: shutting down mount client for 137.226.167.241 [ 131.338548] RPC: rpc_release_client(fffff807fdea0600) [ 131.338559] RPC: destroying UNIX authenticator 00000000008b8d78 [ 131.338572] RPC: destroying mount client for 137.226.167.241 [ 131.338584] NFS: failed to create MNT RPC client, status=-65 [ 131.338593] NFS: unable to mount server 137.226.167.241, error -65 [ 131.338627] VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy. [ 131.338687] List of all partitions: [ 131.338697] No filesystem could mount root, tried: [ 131.338713] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(2,0) [ 131.338723] Call Trace: [ 131.338752] [00000000008c6d18] mount_block_root+0x210/0x228 [ 131.338767] [00000000008c6df4] mount_root+0xc4/0xd4 [ 131.338781] [00000000008c6f80] prepare_namespace+0x17c/0x1c0 [ 131.338795] [00000000008c6250] kernel_init+0x140/0x158 [ 131.338816] [000000000042ac68] kernel_thread+0x30/0x48 [ 131.338835] [0000000000767840] rest_init+0x18/0x74 [ 131.338941] Press Stop-A (L1-A) to return to the boot prom [ 131.339844] RPC: destroying transport fffff807fdec0800 [ 131.339948] RPC: xs_destroy xprt fffff807fdec0800 [ 131.340039] RPC: xs_close xprt fffff807fdec0800 [ 131.340114] RPC: disconnected transport fffff807fdec0800 [ 138.467087] eth0: no IPv6 routers present -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html