Re: [PATCH] nfs: fix inifinite loop at nfs4_layoutcommit_release

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On Mon, 2011-09-12 at 13:31 -0700, Benny Halevy wrote: 
> On 2011-09-12 07:56, Peng Tao wrote:
> >> The layout segments are not really in use while in LAYOUTCOMMIT.
> >> We only need to get the stateid right with respect to concurrent layout recalls.
> > LAYOUTCOMMIT takes lseg reference to mark them as in use so that
> > layoutrecall cannot free them.
> > 
> 
> And if layoutrecall would have freed layout segments during layoutcommit,
> what is your specific concern?

That layoutcommit is supposed to return NFS4ERR_BAD_LAYOUT in that case
according to section 18.42.3 of RFC5661. I can't find anything in the
errata that changes that requirement.

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Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer

NetApp
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