unable to mount nfs4 volumes on powerpc64-smp

[Markus Fuchs]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-19-powerpc64-smp

I am unable to mount nfs4 volumes on our Apple Server. When I try to run mount.nfs4 (senseless if an option after -o is specified or not) it gives me the output: "mount.nfs4: an incorrect mount option was specified"

strace brought out the origin (full strace in attachment):
mount("alexa:/data", "/mnt", "nfs4", 0, "addr=131.246.196.7,clientaddr=131.246.196.12") = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument)

In comparison I did the same on x86 and powerpc (not powerpc64) systems:
mount("alexa:/data", "/mnt", "nfs4", 0, "addr=131.246.196.7,clientaddr=192.168.51.42") = 0

You can see the mount function is called with the same parameters. Because of that and the fact, mount is a syscall done by the kernel, I expect the problem to arise from linux-image-2.6.24-19-powerpc64-smp.
To exclude the nfs server as source of evil, I tried two different ones and none of them works.

System
=====
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04

mount:
  Installed: 2.13.1-5ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.13.1-5ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.13.1-5ubuntu2 0
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.13.1-5ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
linux-image-2.6.24-19-powerpc64-smp:
  Installed: 2.6.24-19.41
  Candidate: 2.6.24-19.41
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.24-19.41 0
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Markus,

This bug was reported quite some time ago and hasn't had any updates recently. Can you comment if this issue remains with the latest ports kernel? http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/jaunty/release/

[Markus Fuchs (mfuchs13)]

Hi Leann,

as you mentioned, it has been some time ago. Unfortunately the only ppc64 we
were running is now out of order and we can't test it anymore.

Thanks for your reply

Markus

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:48 AM, Leann Ogasawara <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Hi Markus,
>
> This bug was reported quite some time ago and hasn't had any updates
> recently. Can you comment if this issue remains with the latest ports
> kernel? http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/jaunty/release/
>
> ** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => linux-ports (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: linux-ports (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> unable to mount nfs4 volumes on powerpc64-smp
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281266
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “linux-ports” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-19-powerpc64-smp
>
> I am unable to mount nfs4 volumes on our Apple Server. When I try to run
> mount.nfs4 (senseless if an option after -o is specified or not) it gives me
> the output: "mount.nfs4: an incorrect mount option was specified"
>
> strace brought out the origin (full strace in attachment):
> mount("alexa:/data", "/mnt", "nfs4", 0,
> "addr=131.246.196.7,clientaddr=131.246.196.12") = -1 EINVAL (Invalid
> argument)
>
> In comparison I did the same on x86 and powerpc (not powerpc64) systems:
> mount("alexa:/data", "/mnt", "nfs4", 0,
> "addr=131.246.196.7,clientaddr=192.168.51.42") = 0
>
> You can see the mount function is called with the same parameters. Because
> of that and the fact, mount is a syscall done by the kernel, I expect the
> problem to arise from linux-image-2.6.24-19-powerpc64-smp.
> To exclude the nfs server as source of evil, I tried two different ones and
> none of them works.
>
>
> System
> =====
> Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
> Release: 8.04
>
> mount:
> Installed: 2.13.1-5ubuntu2
> Candidate: 2.13.1-5ubuntu2
> Version table:
> *** 2.13.1-5ubuntu2 0
> 500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 2.13.1-5ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> linux-image-2.6.24-19-powerpc64-smp:
> Installed: 2.6.24-19.41
> Candidate: 2.6.24-19.41
> Version table:
> *** 2.6.24-19.41 0
> 500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
> 500 http://ports.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

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