[OpenAFS] CopyOnWrite Bug Status

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Alan Meadows wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Aside from my Solaris issues at the moment, could anyone give me some 
> status clarification on the CopyOnWrite bug affecting Linux?
> 
> 1) Is it still thought to be true that it only effects non-replicated 
> volumes that have a .backup?

No

> 2) Can one safely use Linux with OpenAFS if you only plan to use read-only 
> replicated volumes and not do not plan to back up volumes (i.e. vos backupsys)?

No. If you're cloning volumes (and when you vos release, you do) you run
the risk of it happening. I have no idea where this school of thought came
from.

> 3) Does the CopyOnWrite bug still exist? (In the stable, unstable, and cvs 
> releases)

Truthfully, we don't know. No one has reported it with 1.2.5 or the
current devel head, but I believe that despite the fixes which were made
and pulled into 1.2.5 that it still exists.