Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from earth.cora.nwra.com ([4.28.99.180]:44009 "EHLO earth.cora.nwra.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752087Ab2DEQgP (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:36:15 -0400 Message-ID: <4F7DC9DC.6090802@cora.nwra.com> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:35:40 -0600 From: Orion Poplawski MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dr James Bruce Fields CC: "Myklebust, Trond" , "linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [nfsv4] open(O_CREAT) returns EEXISTS on symbolic link created on another system until stat()ed References: <1333040091.5547.32.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <4F749CCA.3000400@cora.nwra.com> <1333042863.5547.37.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <4F74A4D5.1040802@cora.nwra.com> <20120329193100.GA20329@fieldses.org> <1333052170.10318.6.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <1333053750.10318.15.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <20120329205035.GB21493@fieldses.org> <1333054622.10318.19.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <20120329210838.GC21493@fieldses.org> <20120329211713.GD21493@fieldses.org> In-Reply-To: <20120329211713.GD21493@fieldses.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 03/29/2012 03:17 PM, Dr James Bruce Fields wrote: > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 05:08:38PM -0400, Dr James Bruce Fields wrote: >> Anyway, something like the following (untested) should change v3 to >> return nfs_ok in this case, and v4 to return the same errors it would on >> a non-create open. > > Looking at the history, I think the v3 behavior has been there from the > start. I wonder why we've never gotten a bug report? > > Looking at wireshark.... I guess the client always does a lookup first, > so we never hit this case (unless someone replaces the file by a > non-regular-file between a lookup and a create?) > > --b. So, is this all set to eventually make it into the mainline kernel? Or is there still something I can do to help move it along? Thanks everyone, Orion -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane orion@nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com