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SubjectRe: [PATCH] nfs: don't drop dentry in d_revalidate
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> > NFS d_revalidate() is doing things that are supposed to be done by
> > d_invalidate().
> >
> > Dropping the dentry is especially bad, since it will make
> > d_invalidate() bypass all checks.
>
> NAK!
>
> Bypassing the stupid d_invalidate checks is precisely the point here.
>
> Unlike local filesystems, we have to deal with the case where someone
> deletes a file on the server and then creates a new one with the same
> name. The d_invalidate checks will keep the wrong dentry hashed for as
> long as some borken process has the file open.
>

d_invalidate() only makes sense for network filesystems like NFS. If
it's broken, fix it. But bypassing it is definitely the wrong thing
to do.

Miklos
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