Re: 2.4.9-pre1 NFS problem

Max Kamenetsky (maxk@chinook.stanford.edu)
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 21:33:19 -0700


* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> [08/13/01 18:40] wrote:
> In article <20010813114636.A4641@chinook.stanford.edu> you write:
> >It looks like 2.4.9-pre1 breaks the NFS server. Directories still get
> >exported and clients can mount them fine, but the ls command on the
> >client fails to report any files. Filename completion also doesn't
> >work. However, files can still be viewed if you know the exact file
> >name.
>
> Yes, there's a missing off_t -> loff_t change in pre1, and the compile
> will even warn about it...
>
> >The same problem happens with 2.4.9-pre2.
>
> ..but I thought I fixed it in pre2.
>
> HOWEVER - there are a few others that I missed because the NFSD layer is
> doing ugly casts of function pointers (don't ask me why - it should have
> the right type in 'filldir_t' already but wants to use its own type), so
> the compiler can't warn about it.
>
> Let's hear it for type safety and avoiding ugly casts.
>
> Anyway, here's the patch - does this fix it for you?

[snip patch]

I didn't try the patch, but 2.4.9-pre3 fixes the problem. I'm
assuming the patch is in that kernel version.

Max

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