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    NFSv4: Wait for stateid updates after CLOSE/OPEN_DOWNGRADE · b4868b44
    Benjamin Coddington authored
    Since commit 0e0cb35b ("NFSv4: Handle NFS4ERR_OLD_STATEID in
    CLOSE/OPEN_DOWNGRADE") the following livelock may occur if a CLOSE races
    with the update of the nfs_state:
    
    Process 1           Process 2           Server
    =========           =========           ========
     OPEN file
                        OPEN file
                                            Reply OPEN (1)
                                            Reply OPEN (2)
     Update state (1)
     CLOSE file (1)
                                            Reply OLD_STATEID (1)
     CLOSE file (2)
                                            Reply CLOSE (-1)
                        Update state (2)
                        wait for state change
     OPEN file
                        wake
     CLOSE file
     OPEN file
                        wake
     CLOSE file
     ...
                        ...
    
    We can avoid this situation by not issuing an immediate retry with a bumped
    seqid when CLOSE/OPEN_DOWNGRADE receives NFS4ERR_OLD_STATEID.  Instead,
    take the same appro...
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