On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 05:19:14PM -0500, Sev Binello wrote: > We are experiencing numerous hangs/slow downs on our WS4 U5 nfs client > machines (not seen on WS3). > Many processes end up in a D state for long periods of time > and are in blk_congestion_wait(). > > Time in this state can vary, > not sure what triggers them to come out, some don't > But time in this state can be quite lengthy.
> Machines are running 2.6.9-55.0.9.ELsmp It's a pretty old kernel. If possible, a kernel upgrade may well fix your problem. -- 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/