Return-Path: Received: from out02.mta.xmission.com ([166.70.13.232]:51221 "EHLO out02.mta.xmission.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750844AbbEAVt2 (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 May 2015 17:49:28 -0400 From: ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) To: Hans de Bruin Cc: "linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" , linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org References: <543ED24D.4070905@xmsnet.nl> <5443F5A1.1050004@xmsnet.nl> <544A7933.3010702@xmsnet.nl> <544A7D5C.5060804@xmsnet.nl> <871tpx1gcx.fsf@x220.int.ebiederm.org> <544B7D9F.1070403@xmsnet.nl> <87k33ow65k.fsf@x220.int.ebiederm.org> <544C1E40.6070901@xmsnet.nl> <87pp6kewzd.fsf@x220.int.ebiederm.org> <55436640.8080708@xmsnet.nl> Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 16:45:03 -0500 In-Reply-To: <55436640.8080708@xmsnet.nl> (Hans de Bruin's message of "Fri, 01 May 2015 13:40:48 +0200") Message-ID: <87egn0as68.fsf@x220.int.ebiederm.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Subject: Re: 3.17.0+ files disappearing after playing old dos game on nfsroot laptop Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hans de Bruin writes: > On 05/01/2015 06:35 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote: >> Hans de Bruin writes: >> >>>> I expect what needs to happen is to confirm that nfs directory entry >>>> revalidation is buggy, and at least for the short term re-add the nfs >>>> logic that will avoid dropping a dentry if it is a mount point, or >>>> path to a mount point, to avoid the nfs bugs. >>>> >>> >>> ok, I will go in waiting mode. >> >> I dropped the ball on this but it looks like someone else hit the >> problem and the following two commits fixed this issue: >> >> Can you confirm that things are working again? > > I noticed the issue was gone in one of the previous releases. I was > wondering whether you changed something or not. Sorry for not > notifying you. No problem, and thank you for confirming the regression is fixed. One more thing I can now mark off my list. Eric