Re: xfs + knfsd w/ sync exports

[Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>]

> The answer could very well be "don't use sync exports with a journaling files
> ystem", but I thought I'd throw this out there so it's at least a documented 
> restriction...  
> 
> I'm running 2.4.2-SGI_XFS_0.10.4d1 with knfsd, supporting NFS v3.  Mounted a 
> XFS filesystem through RedHat's new multipath code, exported the filesystem (
> rw,no_subtree_check,sync).
> 

A fix will show up in the development cvs tree shortly, and will be in the
next spin of the rpm images. This was a case of the fsync code not being
brought upto date with kernel interface changes over time - the only
place it mattered from is sync NFS. Time to go beat up the tester who
was running NFS tests - looks like mount options were not on his list.

Steve