Re: [PATCH 08/24] nfsd: update the fsnotify mark when setting or removing a dir delegation

[Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>]

On Wed, 2026-04-08 at 14:24 -0400, Chuck Lever wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2026, at 9:21 AM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > Add a new helper function that will update the mask on the nfsd_file's
> > fsnotify_mark to be a union of all current directory delegations on an
> > inode. Call that when directory delegations are added or removed.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
> 
> > diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
> > index c8fb84c38637..9a4cff08c67d 100644
> > --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
> > +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
> 
> > @@ -1266,6 +1297,7 @@ static void nfs4_unlock_deleg_lease(struct 
> > nfs4_delegation *dp)
> >  	WARN_ON_ONCE(!fp->fi_delegees);
> > 
> >  	nfsd4_finalize_deleg_timestamps(dp, nf->nf_file);
> > +	nfsd_fsnotify_recalc_mask(nf);
> >  	kernel_setlease(nf->nf_file, F_UNLCK, NULL, (void **)&dp);
> >  	put_deleg_file(fp);
> >  }
> 
> The grant path in nfsd_get_dir_deleg() uses a different ordering
> (setlease first, recalc_mask after).
> 
> Here, since the delegation being removed is still in flc_lease,
> inode_lease_ignore_mask() includes its ignore flags. The mask is
> computed as if the delegation is still present.
> 
> The result is that stale FS_CREATE/FS_DELETE/FS_RENAME bits remain
> in the fsnotify mark. It might be harmless in practice since the
> handler finds no leases and returns early, but it creates
> unnecessary work.
> 
> Should nfs4_unlock_deleg_lease call nfsd_fsnotify_recalc_mask()
> after kernel_setlease(F_UNLCK)?
> 

Good catch. Will fix.
-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>