[linux-cifs-client] Re: FC3 cifs hang circumvented

[geoff]

On Thu, 26 May 2005 10:52:49 -0500, Steven French <sfrench at us.ibm.com> wrote:

>> Trace shows Windows box sending an ack and nothing further from
>> cifs-client end.
>>
>> This is circumvented by one or all of:
>>
>> [svn at wdsnfs ~]$ cat /etc/rc.d/rc.local
>> #!/bin/sh
>> # CIFS setup
>> # without these values set CIFS will hang up on large file xfers
>> # GS 050524
>> modprobe cifs
>> echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/LinuxExtensionsEnabled
>> echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/LookupCacheEnabled
>> echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/OplockEnabled
>
>The OplockEnabled might make a difference, but the LinuxExtensions won't
>(that is not enabled to windows since they do not return that flag in
>negotiate response).

Tested today, it is indeed /proc/fs/cifs/OplockEnabled that changes this behaviour. 
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best,
geoff

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