NFSv4: Ensure that we recover from the OPEN + OPEN_CONFIRM BAD_STATEID race If the server is in the unconfirmed OPEN state for a given open owner and receives a second OPEN for the same open owner, it will cancel the state of the first request and set up an OPEN_CONFIRM for the second. This can cause a race that is discussed in rfc3530 on page 181. The following patch allows the client to recover by retrying the original open request. Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust --- nfs4proc.c | 10 ++++++++++ 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c +++ linux-2.6/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c @@ -785,6 +785,16 @@ static struct nfs4_state *nfs4_do_open(s exception.retry = 1; continue; } + /* + * BAD_STATEID on OPEN means that the server cancelled our + * state before it received the OPEN_CONFIRM. + * Recover by retrying the request as per the discussion + * on Page 181 of RFC3530. + */ + if (status == -NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEID) { + exception.retry = 1; + continue; + } res = ERR_PTR(nfs4_handle_exception(NFS_SERVER(dir), status, &exception)); } while (exception.retry);