Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 09:35:11 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsys.demon.co.uk> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: dfr@render.com, michaelh@cet.co.jp, karl@mcs.net, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NFS node: disappearing directory Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961023093216.223C-100000@nlsys.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199610221719.KAA08106@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > If it's in the client code, how does this enter into it? The client is > > > a real FS... > > > > The NFS protocol uses the cookies themselves. The NFS client code speaks > > the NFS protocol and therefore *must* use cookies. It does *not* use the > > extra cookie interface to the VOP_READDIR call. > > Ah. I see your problem. > > I was talking about the server problem caused by the search restart, > which *is* cookie related. There was no problem with the server (which was running BSDI as I remember, not FreeBSD). The problem was entirely with the client's handling of the NFS protocol directory seek cookies. The code which flushed cached local data when the directory was modified on the server was broken. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsys.demon.co.uk Phone: +44 181 951 1891
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