Re: [Jfs-discussion] [PATCH] jfs: fix readdir cookie incompatibility with NFSv4

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On 08/24/2013 05:21 PM, Christian Kujau wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Aug 2013 at 15:48, Dave Kleikamp wrote:
>> This patch replaces the one I posted yesterday. I like this better since
>> it doesn't require fixing existing on-disk cookies or skipping a
>> position in the in-inode index table.
>>
>> NFSv4 reserves readdir cookie values 0-2 for special entries (. and ..),
>> but jfs allows a value of 2 for a non-special entry. This incompatibility
>> can result in the nfs client reporting a readdir loop.
>>
>> This patch doesn't change the value stored internally, but adds one to
>> the value exposed to the iterate method.
> 
> Out of curiosity, will this land on 3.11?

Just sent a pull request to Linus. Once it's picked up, I'll submit a
patch to the stable trees.
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