Re: [PATCH] nfs_unlink() race (was: nfs_refresh_inode: inode number mismatch)

[Trond Myklebust]

>>>>> " " == Frank Cusack <[e-mail]> writes:

     > On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 08:26:52PM +0200, Trond Myklebust
     > wrote:
    >> diff -u --recursive --new-file linux-2.4.21-rc6/fs/namei.c
    >> linux/fs/namei.c
    >> --- linux-2.4.21-rc6/fs/namei.c 2002-12-30 09:39:54.000000000
    >>     -0800
    >> +++ linux/fs/namei.c 2003-06-11 11:16:49.000000000 -0700
    >> @@ -633,7 +633,8 @@
    >> * Check the cached dentry for staleness.
    >> */ dentry = nd->dentry;
    >> - if (dentry && dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_revalidate) {

     > Doesn't the above simply always revalidate?

That's the whole problem in a nutshell. Read the thread...

Cheers,
  Trond