Re: Very slow nfs client (woody) > server (woody)

["Mark C" <lists@funkypenguin.net>]

Bob Proulx wrote:

> What does your /etc/exports on your server say?  Does it say 'sync' or
> 'async' for export options?

At the top of my head I cannor remeber, will check it out, but personally,
It feels like a client issue, as RedHat on the client works great.

> Just as an aside you might check out bonnie/bonnie++.  A filesystem
> benchmark performance test.  Does a reasonable job of benchmarking
> perfmance.
>
>   apt-cache show bonnie++

will check it out

>> Redhat: 15 mins
>> Woody: 55 mins
>
> Gag.  I always hate trying to debug those types of things.  It
> furnishes so much ammo for stone throwers all around.  But in the end it
> is all still the same free software base and once figured out both are
> usually the same.  But no fun at all when you are in the thick of it.

True, thats what getting me :(

> Guessing you have sync on when in woody and async on when in redhat.
>
> Also, check your DMA status.  Only applies if you are using IDE
> drives.  SCSI is always DMA.

I always run with DMA on both hdd and cdroms, yet the funny thing is the
redhat box, has them enabled, it makes no differance on my woody box, as
its still slow writing to the share, but reading is great.

Maybe its worth subscribing to the kernel mailing list?

Mark