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

[Philippe Troin]

"Chris Croswhite" <csc@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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

The one in <87llpms8yr.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Tue 09-Dec-03 10:46
> To:	Trond Myklebust
> Cc:	Kenny Simpson; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	[NFS] Re: [NFS client] NFS locks not released on abnormal process termination
> Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > >>>>> " " == Philippe Troin <phil@xxxxxxxx> 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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