NFS problem FreeBSD vs NetApp Filer using tomcat / java

[Ian Dowse]

In message <200307090913.h699DnK3053575 at lurza.secnetix.de>, Oliver Fromme write
s:
>Someone asked me off-list whether I use the "interruptible"
>flag for the NFS mounts, and suggested switching it off.
...
>It is my understanding that the interruptible flag has only
>an effect when a signal is delivered to a process which is
>blocked on NFS I/O.  Or am I wrong?

Yes, the interruptible flag should only have an effect when the
process receives a signal while waiting on an NFS response. Maybe
it is possible that the progess is sending itself a signal? NFS
checks for SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGHUP, SIGKILL and SIGQUIT.

If you are using the -s/soft option then that is quite different -
there are well-known effects where an unusually long delay from
the server can trigger occasional EINTR errors.

Ian