> strace didn't say so, and normally it doesn't lie about things like this.
Well, I show you the updated source code and strace output and if you still don't believe me, ask me for a login to our system ;) #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <errno.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { char *dir; struct stat *buf; int err; dir = argv[1]; buf = malloc(sizeof(struct stat)); errno = 0; err = stat(dir, buf); if ( err ) { fprintf(stderr, "err = %i\n", err); fprintf(stderr, "stat for %s failed \n", dir); fprintf(stderr, "ernno: %i (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno)); } else fprintf(stderr, "stat() works fine.\n"); return (0); } > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tests>./test_stat32 /mnt/test/yp > > > stat for /mnt/test/yp failed > > > ernno: 75 (Value too large for defined data type) > > errno is undefined unless a system call returned -1 before or > you set it to 0 before. See above. > > > > But why does stat64() on a 64-bit kernel tries to fill in larger data > > > than > > A 64bit kernel has no stat64(). All stats are 64bit. [EMAIL PROTECTED] tests>strace32 ./test_stat32 /mnt/test/yp execve("./test_stat32", ["./test_stat32", "/mnt/test/yp"], [/* 43 vars */]) = 0 uname({sys="Linux", node="hitchcock", ...}) = 0 brk(0) = 0x80ad000 brk(0x80ce000) = 0x80ce000 stat64("/mnt/test/yp", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=2704, ...}) = 0 write(2, "err = -1\n", 9err = -1 ) = 9 write(2, "stat for /mnt/test/yp failed \n", 30stat for /mnt/test/yp failed ) = 30 write(2, "ernno: 75 (Value too large for d"..., 50ernno: 75 (Value too large for defined data type) ) = 50 exit_group(0) = ? You certainly know much better than me, but I think strace shows that its calling stat64. > > > > on a 32-bit kernel and larger data also only for nfs-mount points? Hmm, > > > I will tomorrow compare the tcp-packges sent by the server. > > > > So I still think thats a kernel bug. > > Your data so far doesn't support this assertion. I have to admit that knfsd-mount moints are not affected, but on the other hand, I really cant't see anything in the ethereal captures. If someone should be interested, I have uploaded them: http://www.pci.uni-heidelberg.de/tc/usr/bernd/downloads/nfs-stat/ Cheers, Bernd -- Bernd Schubert Physikalisch Chemisches Institut / Theoretische Chemie Universität Heidelberg INF 229 69120 Heidelberg e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/