softlockups due to infinite loops in posix_locks_deadlock

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • This is a backport request on 5.2.z.
  • On NFS mounted file systems, heavy write loads may have blocked nfs_getattr()
    for long periods, causing commands that use stat(2), such as ls, to hang.
  • For more information, please refer to BZ#496842.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Udpate 2
  • Kernels prior to kernel-2.6.18-92.1.35.el5

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