Re: [CHECKER] inconsistent NFS stat cache (NFS on ext3, 2.6.11)

[Trond Myklebust]

su den 13.03.2005 Klokka 15:42 (-0500) skreiv Trond Myklebust:

> No, that's a very different issue: you are violating the NFS cache
> consistency rules if you are changing a file that is being held open by
> other machines.
> The correct way to do the above is to use GNU install with the '-b'
> option: that will rename the version of glibc that is in use, and then
> install the new glibc in a different inode.

BTW: there is a more complete description of the NFS cache consistency
model in the NFS FAQ:

  http://nfs.sourceforge.net/index.cel.php#faq_a8

Cheers,
  Trond

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Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx>

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