[linux-cifs-client] Re: "Cannot allocate memory"

[Ohmster]

Mailing mistake. Please ignore and forgive.

Thank you,
~Ohmster
Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ohmster" <theohmster at comcast.net>
To: <linux-cifs-client at lists.samba.org>
Cc: "Chuck McIntyre" <chuck.mcintyre at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:56 PM
Subject: [linux-cifs-client] Re: "Cannot allocate memory"


> Dear Steven,
>
> You authored this module:
>
> [root at ohmster BUILD]# modinfo /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5/kernel/fs/cifs/cifs.ko
> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2187_FC5/kernel/fs/cifs/cifs.ko
> author:         Steve French <sfrench at us.ibm.com>
> license:        GPL
> description:    VFS to access servers complying with the SNIA CIFS Specification e.g. Samba and Windows
> version:        1.43
> vermagic:       2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1
> depends:
> srcversion:     3E7172305CDDC0B8EFC1119
> parm:           cifs_max_pending:Simultaneous requests to server. Default: 50 Range: 2 to 256 (int)
> parm:           cifs_min_small:Small network buffers in pool. Default: 30 Range: 2 to 256 (int)
> parm:           cifs_min_rcv:Network buffers in pool. Default: 4 Range: 1 to 64 (int)
> parm:           CIFSMaxBufSize:Network buffer size (not including header). Default: 16384 Range: 8192 to 130048 (int)
> [root at ohmster BUILD]#
>
> ...and I even see a google reply from you titled "Re: "Cannot allocate memory"" but there is no information in the post. I am 
> pulling my hair out with this error and NOONE on the internet can figure it out. See error below:
>
> [root at ohmster ~]# mount -t cifs //missy/ohmster_music /mnt/test -o username=linux
> Password:
> mount error 12 = Cannot allocate memory
> Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)
> [root at ohmster ~]#
>
> No matter what I try, a credential file, putting the -o first, will fix this problem.
>
> [root at ohmster etc]# mount -t cifs -o 
> credentials=/etc/smbpasswd.cifs,directio,uid=ohmster,gid=ohmster,rw,dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0644,iocharset=utf8 
> //missy/ohmster_music /mnt/test
> mount error 12 = Cannot allocate memory
> Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)
> [root at ohmster etc]#
>
> (Mount command is all on one line.)
>
> Can you please, please take a moment and share your thoughts with me on this error if you have any time at all for this? I have 
> joined the cifs mailing lists, been through the Usenet networking newsgroups, and googled all over the globe, and nobody has heard 
> of this error or knows what to do about it.
>
> Thank you Steven. System Details to follow.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul
>
> Linux System Details:
> OS: Fedora Core 5
> Kernel: 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5
> System Memory:
> [ohmster at ohmster ~]$ free -m
>                   total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
> Mem:          1519       1128        391          0        239        586
> -/+ buffers/cache:        302       1217
> Swap:         1983          0       1983
> [ohmster at ohmster ~]$
> mount.cifs version: 1.10
> System Configuration per samba and cifs:
> [root at ohmster ~]# grep -i "smb\|cif" /boot/config-`uname -r`
> # CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set
> CONFIG_CIFS=m
> # CONFIG_CIFS_STATS is not set
> CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
> CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
> CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
> # CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2 is not set
> # CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL is not set
> [root at ohmster ~]#
>
> Windows XP Share Machine Details:
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Ohmster>mem
>
>    655360 bytes total conventional memory
>    655360 bytes available to MS-DOS
>    597824 largest executable program size
>
>   1048576 bytes total contiguous extended memory
>         0 bytes available contiguous extended memory
>    941056 bytes available XMS memory
>           MS-DOS resident in High Memory Area
>
> C:\DOCUME~1\Ohmster>
>
> C:\DOCUME~1\Ohmster>net view
> Server Name            Remark
>
> ---------------------------------------
> \\MISSY                Paul's Computer
> \\OHMSTER              Samba Server
> The command completed successfully.
>
>
> C:\DOCUME~1\Ohmster>
>
> Some information from the system log when executing the mount command:
>
> Running command and monitoring the /var/log/messages file...
>
> [root at ohmster etc]# mount -t cifs -o
> credentials=/etc/smbpasswd.cifs,directio,uid=ohmster,gid=ohmster,rw,dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0644,iocharset=utf8
> //missy/ohmster_music /mnt/test
> mount error 12 = Cannot allocate memory
> Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)
> [root at ohmster etc]#
>
> System log with tail -f during the event:
> Oct 22 14:12:58 ohmster kernel:  CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -12
> Oct 22 14:12:58 ohmster nmbd[2684]: [2006/10/22 14:12:58, 0] nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:find_domain_master_name_query_fail(351)
> Oct 22 14:12:58 ohmster nmbd[2684]:   find_domain_master_name_query_fail:
> Oct 22 14:12:58 ohmster nmbd[2684]:   Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name OHM<1b> for the workgroup OHM.
> Oct 22 14:12:58 ohmster nmbd[2684]:   Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup.
>