linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.9-stable] NFSv4.1 Fix a pNFS session draining deadlock

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Date:	Mon, 27 May 2013 01:23:05 +0000
From:	"Myklebust, Trond" <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
To:	Jonghwan Choi <jhbird.choi@...sung.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Adamson, Andy" <William.Adamson@...app.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.9-stable] NFSv4.1 Fix a pNFS session draining deadlock

On Mon, 2013-05-27 at 09:23 +0900, Jonghwan Choi wrote:
> This patch looks like it should be in the 3.9-stable tree, should we apply
> it?

It's a condition which appears to be extremely rare: so far, we've only
seen it during extreme stress testing at NetApp. For that reason, and
because it is NFSv4.1 only, I'm inclined to wait until we see real-world
cases before making it a stable patch.

Cheers
  Trond
-- 
Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer

NetApp
Trond.Myklebust@...app.com
www.netapp.com
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