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Re: xfs + knfsd w/ sync exports

To: "Christian, Chip" <chip.christian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: xfs + knfsd w/ sync exports
From: Ric Tibbetts <ric@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 09:47:57 -0700
Cc: "'Steve Lord'" <lord@xxxxxxx>, "Linux XFS (E-mail)" <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "NFS list (E-mail)" <nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"Christian, Chip" wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the quick turnaround!
> 
>         -Chip
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Lord [mailto:lord@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 12:38
> To: Christian, Chip
> Cc: Linux XFS (E-mail); NFS list (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: xfs + knfsd w/ sync exports
> 
> > 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

I'm impressed with the speed on that one! Talk about turnaround!
Great Job guys!!!

        Ric

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