linux-kernel - Re: NFS, race in writeback?

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Date:	Mon, 24 May 2010 13:56:44 +0900
From:	"J. R. Okajima" <hooanon05@...oo.co.jp>
To:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
Cc:	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NFS, race in writeback?

Trond Myklebust:
> Urgh. Yes, this looks like it is a consequence of commit
> ba8b06e67ed7a560b0e7c80091bcadda4f4727a5. We need to revert the part
> that calls sync_inode().
>
> Does the following fix it for you?

Applying the patch against 2.6.34, it passed my local stress test for
two hours. The problem was fixed. Thank you.

J. R. Okajima
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