From: Nix Subject: Re: 2.6.34rc4 NFS writeback regression (bisected): client often fails to delete things it just created Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:13:23 +0100 Message-ID: <87tyr4fo8s.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> References: <87tyr9dfvv.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> <1271618484.8049.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> <87vdboa7e0.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> <1271620750.8049.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> <87mxx0a5pc.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> <1271621624.8049.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> <87iq7oa2o8.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> <1271682635.13653.40.camel@localhost.localdomain> <87aasz9ssu.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> <1271767064.25129.84.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org To: Trond Myklebust Return-path: Received: from icebox.esperi.org.uk ([81.187.191.129]:33573 "EHLO mail.esperi.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754602Ab0DUWOS (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:14:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1271767064.25129.84.camel-bi+AKbBUZKY6gyzm1THtWbp2dZbC/Bob@public.gmane.org> (Trond Myklebust's message of "Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:37:44 -0400") Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 20 Apr 2010, Trond Myklebust uttered the following: > I therefore think we need something like the following patch. I tried three cmakes in succession: the problem, at least in this manifestation, appears to be gone. Thanks for the fix! (Races are always horrible: it's impressive to me that you diagnosed it correctly first time...)