Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 23 Aug 1998 11:58:18 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Steven N. Hirsch" <> | Subject | Re: NFS file locking broken (take 2) |
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On Sun, 23 Aug 1998, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > - When building the kernel on an NFS mounted directory, a 'make mrproper' > > will sometimes fail with numerous complaints about "files in use" when > > trying to remove the linux/include/config hierarchy. Usually, the second > > attempt succeeds. > > How easy to reproduce it?
Not easy at all. If I had to guess, I'd say it occurs once for every 20 kernel builds - possibly less frequently than that.
> > I know this is not much to go on, but perhaps it may suggest a set of > > functions to instrument? Again, these are quite rare but have persisted > > over quite a number of kernel revs. > > > > If I can reproduce it, I will take a look.
That's all anyone can ask. I'm far more concerned about the fact that I cannot verify proper operation of NFS file locking on my systems - see my reply and testcases of a few minutes ago.
Steve
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