[OpenAFS] OpenAFS hangs during cp -r

[Derek Atkins]

Maarten De Boer <mdeboer@iua.upf.es> writes:

> > If it's not an option then you lose.  No, OpenAFS does not work with 2.5
> > either.
> 
> I see. But I suppose that this will change at some point. I am sure
> that the OpenAFS developers are not going to stick with 2.4 when the
> rest of mankind moves to 2.6

I said nothing about 2.6...

> > > I would hate to have to discard OpenAFS because if this :-(
> >
> > Well, it's either AFS or the preemption patch.  You can choose...
> 
> That's a bit harsh, isn't it? I'd say that the right choice is the
> third choice: fix it. Has anybody investigated this matter into more
> detail? Is Robert Love (preemptible patch maintainer) aware of the
> problem? Is the problem with OpenAFS or with the preemptible patch?
> How come a patch that does not affect any of the OpenAFS code breaks
> OpenAFS? Interesting questions I'd say... And even more because they
> will have to be answered for the > 2.4 future.

I don't think it's harsh at all.  You're welcome to submit patches to
fix it.

> Maarten

-derek

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