Patch-ID# 100038-01 Keywords: hang kernel nfs nfsd client stale biod Synopsis:NFS clients may hang under certain conditions. Date: 01-Jun-89 SunOS release: 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.3 Bug ID's fixed with this patch: 1020604, 1012593, 1012596 Patches which conflict with this patch: 100021 Architectures for which this patch is available: sun3, sun3x, sun4 Obsoleted by: 4.1 Problem description: This contains new kernel modules to fix the following: bug 1020604: kernel deadlock in nfs read with no available biods bug 1012593: nfs write to stale fhandle can cause kernel deadlock bug 1012596: unlinked-open files (.nfsxxx) not always removed NFS client processes may hang forever (especially on 3/50 4 MB systems) by causing kernels on the server systems to hang for various reasons (generally memory not being properly released).