Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Joachim Banzhaf wrote: > > IIRC the kernel (the drbd kernel module or an even lower level) has a use > count on the devices. > Usually, if I cannot find something via lsof or fuser, then its the kernel > itself who uses the device. Most of the time then it is the kernel nfs > server. > I dont know of a general rule how to find the culprit - although i'd like to, > so please tell me/the list, if you find out :-) > please let me second this and ask for a way other than the reset button to force the kernel to release the resource. I really hate when I am attempting to manually do a fallover[1] between machines and it fails when the original primary can't seem to let go of a drbd resource because of something in the kernel holding on (aka lsof & fuser cant find anything). [1] issue `service heartbeat stop` on redhat/fedora. -- Todd Denniston Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter