[linux-cifs-client] 2.6.31-rc8: CIFS with 5 seconds hiccups

[Christoph Lameter]

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Jeff Layton wrote:

> My suspicion would be that the server needs to perform an oplock break
> to another client before it can send the response. The only way I know
> how to tell that is to sniff all SMB traffic on the server and watch
> for oplock break calls to other clients when these stalls occur.

That could be tested by switching them off right? If I do

echo 0 >/proc/fs/cifs/OplockEnabled

and then remount the volume it should switch off oplocks?

This has no effect on the stalls.