[OpenAFS-devel] files open with O_SYNC

[Pavel Semerad]

> What Linux disitrbution are you using?
> Are you using your distribution's kernel or did you grab it from
> kernel.org?

  I am using kernels from kernel.org .

Pavel Semerad
> 
> -derek
> 
> semerad@ss1000.ms.mff.cuni.cz (Pavel Semerad) writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I have problem with files opened with O_SYNC. It causes
> > segfault in kernel function fsync_inode_data_buffers(
> > i_dirty_data_buffers.next contains NULL, which is wrong).
> > 
> > Problems are with kernels 2.4.10 and laters, 2.4.9 is OK.
> > It seems that changes in memory management causes it (as
> > I remember, from 2.4.10 there is another MM). I am using
> > openafs cvs version checked out last week.
> > 
> > Here is code, which causes segfault:
> > 
> >   fd = open("aaa", O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC|O_SYNC, 0777);
> >   write(fd, "qwerty", 6);
> > 
> > 
> > Any ideas ? I looked at the code, but I found nothing, didn't
> > understand it.
> > 
> >   Pavel Semerad
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