Lighttpd

Same error on: Red Hat 7.1

Linux cvs.getopal.com 2.4.1-008stab044.15.swsoft-smp #1 SMP Fri Jul 18 16:29:52 MSD 2003 i686 unknown

2005-11-12 04:19:20: (network_linux_sendfile.c.171) sendfile failed: Invalid argument 6
2005-11-12 04:19:20: (connections.c.529) connection closed: write failed on fd 6

No static data can be served.

How I configured lighttpd:

./configure --prefix=/home/garry/sys/ --with-openssl --disable-ipv6 --disable-lfs

Happens w/ versions 1.4.6 and 1.4.7 (haven't tried any others)

Everything else works fine (FastCGI, etc...), but static content doesn't get served.

My lighttpd.conf file is attached.

-- gdolley

sweet, that worked perfectly, thank you!!

-- Garry Dolley

Hi,
this happens in 1.4.13 too:
On a Virtuozzo Virtual Server - Kernel 2.4.20-021stab028.19.777-enterprise #1 SMP Wed Oct 19 13:05:01 MSD 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

Error-Message:

(network_linux_sendfile.c.171) sendfile failed: Function not implemented 6

(connections.c.588) connection closed: write failed on fd 6

1. lighttpd -v

lighttpd-1.4.13 (ssl) - a light and fast webserver

Build-Date: Oct 26 2006 15:08:49

Greeting,
Waldemar Dick

-- wdick

For a workaround see:
http://forum.lighttpd.net/topic/4829

Greetings, Waldemar Dick

-- wdick

I just dicovered similar problem. In error.log, I have bunches of errors like

(network_linux_sendfile.c.171) sendfile failed: Function not implemented 8
(connections.c.588) connection closed: write failed on fd 8

Lighty is serving about 200req/sec and i have about 10 of these errors per second in log, but I cannot find any specific file or script (i am using php fastcgi), which can cause this. All scripts are working, all static files are served.

Lighttpd v.1.4.13, Debian-Sarge

-- flopin

I'm seeing the same issue with document on Linux with tmpfs over ext3 via unionfs. Using server.network-backend = "writev" makes the problem go away.

-- forest

unionfs might have a broken sendfile implementation.

Hello, I was struc by this bug with
lighttpd-1.4.18 (ssl) - a light and fast webserver
Build-Date: Oct 29 2007 17:14:51.

I was using a symlink to a tmpfs directory, the server.network-backend = "writev" workaround made
the problem go silent yet it still didn't serve the static content.

I hope this helps to further solve this issue, I really prefer to use the tmpfs, my work around for now is to use another filesystem on a block device.

-- carlos

I have been able to confirm that yes, this does seem to be a bug in the union filesystem (at least on Asus eeePC 701).

Kenrel: 2.6.21.4-eeepc (Not sure what patches have been included by default).