linux-kernel - Re: post 2.6.21 regression in F

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Date:	Thu, 10 May 2007 17:04:21 -0400
From:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:	Doug Chapman <doug.chapman@...com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org,
	Marc Eshel <eshel@...aden.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: post 2.6.21 regression in F_GETLK

On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 05:01:05PM -0400, Doug Chapman wrote:
> You are partly right on the test however note that it is using a start
> and len that are specific to the RDLCK so that should _only_ conflict
> with that lock.  I did notice that the LTP test is taking a new lock on
> the entire file which should be blocked by eithe rthe RDLCK or the WRLCK
> and it doesn't check both, I plan on fixing that once this is resolved.
> 
> But, much more importantly F_GETLK is returning F_UNLCK saying that
> there was no conflict at all.

Argh, OK.  I still can't see the problem yet, then.  What filesystem is
this on?

--b.
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