Re: [PATCH v3] NFSv4.1: new layout stateid can not be overwrite by one out of date

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On Feb 17, 2014, at 2:08, shaobingqing <shaobingqing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If initiate_file_draining returned NFS4ERR_DELAY, all the lsegs of
> a file might be released before the retrying cb_layout request arriving
> at the client. In this situation,the list lo->plh_segs is empty, 
> layoutget request of the file will use open stateid to obtain a new 
> layout stateid. And if the retrying cb_layout request arrived at the 
> client after the layoutget reply, new layout stateid would be overwrite 
> by one out of date.

I have very serious doubts about adding layout state to represent what the server is _trying_ to do. What if the server decides not to retry the recall? What if it reboots?

Let’s start with looking at the motivations: Have you ever run into the above problem in practice? If so, what was the effect on overall performance?

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Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData
trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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