Re: [34-longterm 100/247] NFS: fix the return value of nfs_file_fsync()

J. R. Okajima
2011-06-24T02:03:17Z

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.

J. R. Okajima