Thanks for taking a look at this, Daniel. Below is the only interesting bit from the Ceph MDS log at the time of the crash but I suspect the slow requests are a result of the Ganesha crash rather than the cause of it. Copying the Ceph list in case anyone has any ideas.
2019-07-15 15:06:54.624007 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : 6 slow requests, 5 included below; oldest blocked for > 34.588509 secs
2019-07-15 15:06:54.624017 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 33.113514 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:21.510423: client_request(client.16140784:5571174 setattr mtime=2019-07-15 14:59:45.642408 #0x10009079cfb 2019-07
-15 14:59:45.642408 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{}) currently failed to xlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:06:54.624020 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 34.588509 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:20.035428: client_request(client.16129440:1067288 create #0x1000907442e/filePathEditorRegistryPrefs.melDXAtss 201
9-07-15 14:59:53.694087 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,35
22,3520,3523,}) currently failed to wrlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:06:54.624025 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 34.583918 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:20.040019: client_request(client.16140784:5570551 getattr pAsLsXsFs #0x1000907443b 2019-07-15 14:59:44.171408 cal
ler_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{}) currently failed to rdlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:06:54.624028 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 34.580632 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:20.043305: client_request(client.16129440:1067293 unlink #0x1000907442e/filePathEditorRegistryPrefs.melcdzxxc 201
9-07-15 14:59:53.701964 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,35
22,3520,3523,}) currently failed to wrlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:06:54.624032 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 34.538332 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:20.085605: client_request(client.16129440:1067308 create #0x1000907442e/filePathEditorRegistryPrefs.melHHljMk 201
9-07-15 14:59:53.744266 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,3522,3520,3523,}) currently failed to wrlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:06:55.014073 7f5fdcdc0700 1 mds.mds01 Updating MDS map to version 68166 from mon.2
2019-07-15 15:06:59.624041 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : 7 slow requests, 2 included below; oldest blocked for > 39.588571 secs
2019-07-15 15:06:59.624048 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 30.495843 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:29.128156: client_request(client.16129440:1072227 create #0x1000907442e/filePathEditorRegistryPrefs.mel58AQSv 2019-07-15 15:00:02.786754 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,3522,3520,3523,}) currently failed to wrlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:06:59.624053 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 39.432848 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:20.191151: client_request(client.16140784:5570649 mknod #0x1000907442e/filePathEditorRegistryPrefs.mel3HZLNE 2019-07-15 14:59:44.322408 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{}) currently failed to wrlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:07:03.014108 7f5fdcdc0700 1 mds.mds01 Updating MDS map to version 68167 from mon.2
2019-07-15 15:07:04.624096 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : 8 slow requests, 1 included below; oldest blocked for > 44.588632 secs
2019-07-15 15:07:04.624103 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 34.904077 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:29.719983: client_request(client.16129440:1072228 getattr pAsLsXsFs #0x1000907443b 2019-07-15 15:00:03.378512 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,3522,3520,3523,}) currently failed to rdlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:07:07.013972 7f5fdcdc0700 1 mds.mds01 Updating MDS map to version 68168 from mon.2
2019-07-15 15:07:09.624166 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : 10 slow requests, 2 included below; oldest blocked for > 49.588693 secs
2019-07-15 15:07:09.624173 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 32.689838 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:36.934283: client_request(client.16129440:1072271 getattr pAsLsXsFs #0x1000907443b 2019-07-15 15:00:10.592734 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,3522,3520,3523,}) currently failed to rdlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:07:09.624177 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 34.962719 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:34.661402: client_request(client.16129440:1072256 getattr pAsLsXsFs #0x1000907443b 2019-07-15 15:00:08.319912 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,3522,3520,3523,}) currently failed to rdlock, waiting
2019-07-15 15:07:11.519928 7f5fdcdc0700 1 mds.mds01 Updating MDS map to version 68169 from mon.2
2019-07-15 15:07:19.624272 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : 11 slow requests, 1 included below; oldest blocked for > 59.588812 secs
2019-07-15 15:07:19.624278 7f5fda5bb700 0 log_channel(cluster) log [WRN] : slow request 32.164260 seconds old, received at 2019-07-15 15:06:47.459980: client_request(client.16129440:1072326 getattr pAsLsXsFs #0x1000907443b 2019-07-15 15:00:21.118372 caller_uid=1161, caller_gid=1131{1131,4121,2330,2683,4115,2322,2779,2979,1503,3511,2783,2707,2942,2980,2258,2829,1238,1237,2793,1235,1249,2097,1154,2982,2983,3860,4101,1208,3638,3641,3644,3640,3643,3639,3642,3822,3945,4045,3521,3522,3520,3523,}) currently failed to rdlock, waiting