Description of problem:

"cp a /mnt/b" produces "cannot create regular file ... Input/output error" when
copying from RHEL 3.9 (2.4.21-52.ELsmp) to RHEL 5.1 and /mnt/b is NFS V3
mounted.  /mnt/b is created as a zero byte file (i.e. file is created but
contents are not copied and the I/O error is produced).  Error log on RH 3
system shows:
   kernel: call_verify: server accept status: 2
   last message repeated 2 times
   kernel: RPC: garbage, exit EIO
after each failure.

If a second attempt to do the "cp" command is made after the zero byte file is
created, it works correctly, presumably because the file has already been created.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

RHEL 3.9, 2.4.21-52.ELsmp


How reproducible:

cp filea /mnt/fileb
   where, /mnt is an NFS v3 file system mounted on a remote RH 5.1
(2.6.18-53.1.6.el5) system and /mnt/fileb does not exist prior to the "cp"
command.  "cp" command is performed on a RH 3.9 (2.4.21-52.ELsmp) system.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. See "How reproducible" above.
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Actual results:

cp: cannot create regular file `/mnt/fileb': Input/output error

In /var/log/messages:
   kernel: call_verify: server accept status: 2
   last message repeated 2 times
   kernel: RPC: garbage, exit EIO

A zero byte file is created for file "/mnt/fileb".

Expected results:

No errors and the file is copied.


Additional info:
Doesn't seem to be a problem with RH 4 or RH 5 systems.  I also tried earlier
versions of RH 3 (2.4.21-32.ELsmp and 2.4.21-27.0.1.ELsmp) and they don't have
the problem either.