Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 30 Dec 2000 01:07:38 +0000 (GMT) | From | Dave Gilbert <> | Subject | Re: NFS oddity (2.4.0test13pre4ac2 server, 2.0.36/2.2.14 clients) |
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On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Neil Brown wrote:
> On Friday December 29, gilbertd@treblig.org wrote: > > On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Neil Brown wrote: > > > > > > So where did the gilbertd directory go ? > > It suffered the curse of the 8-character file name....
Ah well spotted! It also happens to 12 byte names.
> Could you > gdb vmlinux > disassemble xdr_decode_string > disassemble memmove
A job for tomorrow.
> and see if the code looks right? > > You might like to try: > > 1/ move gilbertd to gilbertdd and see if you can then access it over > nfs.
Yep - it starts working.
> 2/ create a file called "ertdertd" and see if you get that when you > try to access gilbertd
Hehe yes; accessing gilbertd gives you the contents or ertdertd.
The server architecture is Alpha. (Client Sparc and x86).
Dave
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