Re: [PATCH 1/2] NFSv4: Servers should only check SETATTR stateid open mode on size change

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On Mon, 2013-04-29 at 11:15 -0400, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> The NFSv4 and NFSv4.1 specs are both clear that the server should only check
> stateid open mode if a SETATTR specifies the size attribute. If the
> open mode is not one that allows writing, then it returns NFS4ERR_OPENMODE.
> 
> In the case where the SETATTR is not changing the size, the client will
> still pass it the delegation stateid to ensure that the server does not
> recall that delegation. In that case, the server should _ignore_ the
> delegation open mode, and simply apply standard permission checks.

Bruce, what does the Linux server do when we send it a delegation
stateid as part of a SETATTR that just changes the mode or acl (no size
change)? Will it recall the delegation? How about the delegations held
by other clients?

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Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer

NetApp
Trond.Myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx
www.netapp.com
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