linux-kernel - Re: [34-longterm 100/247] NFS: fix the return value of nfs_file

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:11:18 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
CC:	"J. R. Okajima" <hooanon05@...oo.co.jp>, <stable@...nel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <stable-review@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [34-longterm 100/247] NFS: fix the return value of nfs_file_fsync()

On 11-06-23 10:05 PM, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 11:03 +0900, J. R. Okajima wrote: 
>> Paul Gortmaker:
>>> By the commit af7fa16 2010-08-03 NFS: Fix up the fsync code
>>> close(2) became returning the non-zero value even if it went well.
>>> nfs_file_fsync() should return 0 when "status" is positive.
>>>
>>> [PG: in 34, nfs_file_fsync is just a wrapper around nfs_do_fsync,
>>>  so the related code and actual change lands in nfs_do_fsync here.]
>>
>> In these 247 patches, I could not find the backport of
>> 	af7fa16 2010-08-03 NFS: Fix up the fsync code
>> If you bring the commit af7fa16 into 2.6.34.10, then you will need this
>> one (0702099bd in upstream) too. Otherwise I am afraid it is
>> unnecessary.
>> But I'd ask a reply from Trond Myklebust.
> 
> I agree.

Thanks guys!  I'll queue 0702099bd86c33c2dcdbd3963433a61f3f503901
for 34.10

Paul.

> 
> Cheers
>   Trond
> 
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