linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] NFS: lock the readdir page while it is in use

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Date:	Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:14:28 -0500
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] NFS: lock the readdir page while it is in use

On 11/30/2010 11:29 PM, Trond Myklebust wrote:

> I'm not worried about other readdir calls invalidating the page. My
> concern is rather about the VM memory reclaimers ejecting the page from
> the page cache, and calling nfs_readdir_clear_array while we're
> referencing the page.

Wait, if nfs_readdir_clear_array can clear the page while
somebody else has a refcount to it, what good is the
refcount?

Why is your .releasepage modifying the data on the page,
instead of just the metadata in the struct page?

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