linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.34rc4 NFS writeback regression (bisected): client often fails to delete things it just created

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Message-ID: <87tyr4fo8s.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix>
Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:13:23 +0100
From:	Nix <nix@...eri.org.uk>
To:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.34rc4 NFS writeback regression (bisected): client often fails to delete things it just created

On 20 Apr 2010, Trond Myklebust uttered the following:
> I therefore think we need something like the following patch.

I tried three cmakes in succession: the problem, at least in this
manifestation, appears to be gone.

Thanks for the fix! (Races are always horrible: it's impressive to me
that you diagnosed it correctly first time...)
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