Re: [NFS] Re: [NFS client] NFS locks not released on abnormal process termination

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To: "Chris Croswhite" <csc@cadence.com>
Date: 	09 Dec 2003 11:26:48 -0800

"Chris Croswhite" <csc@cadence.com> writes:

> Philippe,
>
> What patches are you refering to?

The one in <87llpms8yr.fsf@ceramic.fifi.org> named
linux-2.4.23-nfs-lock-race-2.patch

Here a link to MARC, since the sourceforge mailing list web page
sucks:

  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-nfs&m=107095817723325&w=2

Phil.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philippe Troin [mailto:phil@fifi.org]
> Sent: Tue 09-Dec-03 10:46
> To: Trond Myklebust
> Cc: Kenny Simpson; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; nfs@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [NFS] Re: [NFS client] NFS locks not released on abnormal process termination
> Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no> writes:
>
> > >>>>> " " == Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org> writes:
> >
> > > From my reading of the patch, it supersedes the old patch, and
> > > is only
> > > necessary on the client. Is also does not compile :-)
> >
> > Yeah, I admit I didn't test it out...
> >
> > > Here's an updated patch which does compile.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > > I am still running tests, but so far it looks good (that is all
> > > locks are freed when a process with locks running on a NFS
> > > client is killed).
> >
> > Good...
>
> I've ran test overnight on four boxen, and no locks were lost.
> I guess you can send this patch to Marcello now.
>
> I've tested with the enclosed program.
>
>
> > There are still 2 other issues with the generic POSIX locking code.
> > Both issues have to do with CLONE_VM and have been raised on
> > linux-kernel & linux-fsdevel. Unfortunately they met with no response,
> > so I'm unable to pursue...
>
> Can we help? Pointers?
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
>
>
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