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diff --git a/utils/mount/stropts.c b/utils/mount/stropts.c
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index bdd7c24..89b90a1 100644
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--- a/utils/mount/stropts.c
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+++ b/utils/mount/stropts.c
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@@ -931,19 +931,45 @@ static int nfs_try_mount(struct nfsmount_info *mi)
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  * failed so far, but fail immediately if there is a local
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  * error (like a bad mount option).
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  *
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- * ESTALE is also a temporary error because some servers
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- * return ESTALE when a share is temporarily offline.
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+ * If there is a remote error, like ESTALE or RPC_PROGNOTREGISTERED
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+ * then it is probably permanent, but there is a small chance
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+ * the it is temporary can we caught the server at an awkward
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+ * time during start-up.  So require that we see three of those
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+ * before treating them as permanent.
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+ * For ECONNREFUSED, wait a bit longer as there is often a longer
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+ * gap between the network being ready and the NFS server starting.
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  *
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  * Returns 1 if we should fail immediately, or 0 if we
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  * should retry.
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  */
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 static int nfs_is_permanent_error(int error)
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 {
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+	static int prev_error;
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+	static int rpt_cnt;
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+
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+	if (error == prev_error)
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+		rpt_cnt += 1;
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+	else
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+		rpt_cnt = 1;
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+	prev_error = error;
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+
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 	switch (error) {
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 	case ESTALE:
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-	case ETIMEDOUT:
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+	case EOPNOTSUPP:	/* aka RPC_PROGNOTREGISTERED */
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+		/* If two in a row, assume permanent */
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+		return rpt_cnt >= 3;
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 	case ECONNREFUSED:
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+		/* Like the above, this can be temporary during a
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+		 * small window.  However it is typically a larger
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+		 * window than for the others, and we have historically
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+		 * treated this as a temporary (i.e. long timeout)
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+		 * error with no complaints, so continue to treat
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+		 * it as temporary.
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+		 */
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+		return 0;	/* temporary */
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+	case ETIMEDOUT:
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 	case EHOSTUNREACH:
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+	case EAGAIN:
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 		return 0;	/* temporary */
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 	default:
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 		return 1;	/* permanent */
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@@ -987,7 +1013,7 @@ static int nfsmount_fg(struct nfsmount_info *mi)
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 			if (secs > 10)
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 				secs = 10;
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 		}
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-	};
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+	}
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 	mount_error(mi->spec, mi->node, errno);
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 	return EX_FAIL;
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@@ -1005,8 +1031,7 @@ static int nfsmount_parent(struct nfsmount_info *mi)
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 	if (nfs_try_mount(mi))
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 		return EX_SUCCESS;
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-	/* retry background mounts when the server is not up */
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-	if (nfs_is_permanent_error(errno) && errno != EOPNOTSUPP) {
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+	if (nfs_is_permanent_error(errno)) {
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 		mount_error(mi->spec, mi->node, errno);
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 		return EX_FAIL;
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 	}
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@@ -1041,8 +1066,7 @@ static int nfsmount_child(struct nfsmount_info *mi)
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 		if (nfs_try_mount(mi))
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 			return EX_SUCCESS;
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-		/* retry background mounts when the server is not up */
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-		if (nfs_is_permanent_error(errno) && errno != EOPNOTSUPP)
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+		if (nfs_is_permanent_error(errno))
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 			break;
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 		if (time(NULL) > timeout)