From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Al Viro Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Fix i_mutex handling in nfsd readdir Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:29:34 +0100 Message-ID: <20090421002934.GB8633@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> References: <8913.1237476890@jrobl> <1239960739.3428.33.camel@macbook.infradead.org> <20090417193233.GM26366@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <1240006620.19059.41.camel@macbook.infradead.org> <20090417224350.GN26366@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20090417225306.GO26366@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <1240013753.21423.86.camel@macbook.infradead.org> <1240144069.3589.156.camel@macbook.infradead.org> <20090419205154.GA18110@fieldses.org> <20090420195008.GE1823@fieldses.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: David Woodhouse , hooanon05@yahoo.co.jp, hch@infradead.org, "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org" To: "J. Bruce Fields" Return-path: Received: from zeniv.linux.org.uk ([195.92.253.2]:47464 "EHLO ZenIV.linux.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752420AbZDUA3l (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:29:41 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090420195008.GE1823@fieldses.org> Sender: linux-fsdevel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > Sorry for the delay. Simpler might be just to drop and reacquire the > mutex each time through nfsd4_list_rec_dir()'s loop, but I'd just as > soon rework the called functions to expect the mutex be held (and get > rid of the unused, probably fragile, clear_clid_dir() in the process). > > So the following could be folded in to your patch. > > I tested the combined patch over 2.6.30-rc2. I also tested 2.6.29 + > 05f4f678 + the combined patch. Both look OK. Feel free to add a > tested-by or acked-by for "J. Bruce Fields" as > appropriate. Or happy to add a s-o-b and shepherd it along myself if > it's easier.... I can take both, but if you prefer to have that one go through nfs tree - fine by me. I'm going to push a queue into for-next in a couple of hours; running build tests right now. Patch from dwmw2 is in there...