Hi > > Yes. This is a common source of confusion. In retrospect maybe the > > export sync/async option should have had a different name from the > > client mount option.--b. > > > > Do we still need a server 'async' export option? Who is still using > NFSv2 for any type of performance-critical work? Just to be clear -- MY pebkac was that I'd set the CLIENT mount as 'sync' -- based on the misunderstanding that write integrity required it 'everywhere' -- on the export AND the mount -- and that 'async' was potentially unsafe. The server was always exporting 'sync'. LT -- 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