Re: [PATCH] NFS: fix client hang due to race condition

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

Nick Wilson <njw@osdl.org> wrote:
>
> The flags field in struct nfs_inode is protected by the BKL. This patch
> fixes a couple places where the lock is not obtained before changing the
> flags.
> 

Yeah, nasty.  Well caught.

>  		}
>  		invalidate_inode_pages2(mapping);
> +		lock_kernel();
>  		nfsi->flags &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
> +		unlock_kernel();

Adding new lock_kernel()s is a bit retro.  We might want to use a per-inode
lock for this, or set_bit/clear_bit and friends.

If we choose to use a per-inode lock then it is legal to use inode.i_lock
(coz I said) as long as no locks are nested inside it.  i_lock's mandate is
"a general-purpose innermost per-inode lock".
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