Tru64 v5.1B: NFS Server Crash & kernel panic

From: Dr J Pelan (J.Pelan_at_gatsby.ucl.ac.uk)
Date: 05/24/03

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     OS: Tru64 v5.1B (patched with T64V51BB22AS0002-200 Tru64 V5.1b ECO)
    H/W: DS20 & DEGPA-TX x2

    I have a 2 node TruCluster server which has crashed with a kernel panic
    originating in the NFS v3 *server* code. All the NFS clients are running
    Linux (2.2 & 2.4 kernels) and the current *assumption* is that one or more
    of these are sending some sort of malformed NFS request which Tru64 can't
    handle robustly. Obviously, this will have to be escalated with HP,
    support contract permitting, but list members may like to be aware of the
    issue.

    Notes;

    o The system crashes with/without the latest ECO patches.
      (Patch 872 looks like it may address this problem but no go).
    o The behaviour is very recent (perhaps related to newer Linux kernels ?)
    o No tcpdumps *yet* so cannot determine which clients are involved and
      cannot reproduce it. It has now occurred three times, circa every 6 days.
    o This is a very effective Denial of Service as the cluster is taken out.
    o This must be a common configuration - has it been seen elsewhere and
      if not why not ?
    o Crash dumps etc. are available.

    --
    John P.
    

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