Messages in this thread | | | From | Jeff Moyer <> | Date | Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:33:16 -0500 | Subject | Re: autofs4 looks up wrong path element when ghosting is enabled |
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==> Regarding Re: autofs4 looks up wrong path element when ghosting is enabled; Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net> adds:
raven> So to resolve this we need to ignore negative and unhashed dentries raven> when checking if directory dentry is empty. >> raven> Please test this patch and let me know how you go. >> OK, I've finally got 'round to testing your patch. It does fix the test >> case I was using. My only concern is the potential for regressions. >> I'll try making sure all of my various maps still work as advertised.
raven> I've spotted a regression with this patch. It doesn't stop autofs raven> from appearing to function correctly. It causes mount callbacks when raven> they shouldn't made. So it seems that there is a case when an autofs raven> directory is, as yet unhashed, but should be used.
I'm not sure I follow. What do you mean it doesn't stop autofs from *appearing* to function correctly? Do you have a reproducer that fails?
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