linux-kernel - Re: [NFS] blocks of zeros (NULLs) in NFS files in kernels >= 2.6.20

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Date:	Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:36:21 +0200
From:	Bernd Eckenfels <ecki@...a.inka.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [NFS] blocks of zeros (NULLs) in NFS files in kernels >= 2.6.20

In article <20080905200455.GH22796@...finllc.com> you wrote:
> OK.  Could you also try to reproduce on your side using those python
> programs?  I want to make sure it's not something specific with our
> mounts, etc.

sounds like the inode sync comes before the data sync. I suspect thats a
client side "problem". Maybe a fsync on the dir or something while the file
is open?

Bernd
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