[OpenAFS-devel] [CSL #328045] kernel BUG: file locks and openafs 1.4.2

[Christopher Allen Wing]

David:


On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, David Thompson wrote:

> We've seen it with Firefox (for user with home directory in afs: open browser
> on host A, then on host B, then close B, then close A.  A dies with BUG
> described earlier.)  Probably locking/deleting going on as per your example.

Yes, Firefox 1.5+ uses flock() as part of its profile lock routine; we saw 
the same crashes.

BTW, OpenAFS does not work correctly with firefox 1.5+ on linux prior to 
1.4.3 either.  (also due to issues with lock handling)


-Chris
wingc@engin.umich.edu