linux-kernel - Re: 3.17.0+ files disappearing after playing old dos game on nfsroot laptop

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Message-ID: <55436640.8080708@xmsnet.nl>
Date:	Fri, 01 May 2015 13:40:48 +0200
From:	Hans de Bruin <jmdebruin@...net.nl>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 3.17.0+ files disappearing after playing old dos game on nfsroot
 laptop

On 05/01/2015 06:35 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Hans de Bruin <jmdebruin@...net.nl> writes:
>
>>> I expect what needs to happen is to confirm that nfs directory entry
>>> revalidation is buggy, and at least for the short term re-add the nfs
>>> logic that will avoid dropping a dentry if it is a mount point, or
>>> path to a mount point, to avoid the nfs bugs.
>>>
>>
>> ok, I will go in waiting mode.
>
> I dropped the ball on this but it looks like someone else hit the
> problem and the following two commits fixed this issue:
>
> Can you confirm that things are working again?

I noticed the issue was gone in one of the previous releases. I was 
wondering whether you changed something or not. Sorry for not notifying you.

-- 
Hans

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