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    fscache: Fix invalidation/lookup race · 85e4ea10
    David Howells authored
    If an NFS file is opened for writing and closed, fscache_invalidate() will
    be asked to invalidate the file - however, if the cookie is in the
    LOOKING_UP state (or the CREATING state), then request to invalidate
    doesn't get recorded for fscache_cookie_state_machine() to do something
    with.
    
    Fix this by making __fscache_invalidate() set a flag if it sees the cookie
    is in the LOOKING_UP state to indicate that we need to go to invalidation.
    Note that this requires a count on the n_accesses counter for the state
    machine, which that will release when it's done.
    
    fscache_cookie_state_machine() then shifts to the INVALIDATING state if it
    sees the flag.
    
    Without this, an nfs file can get corrupted if it gets modified locally and
    then read locally as the cache contents may not get updated.
    
    Fixes: d24af13e ("fscache: Implement cookie invalidation")
    Reported-by: default avatarMax Kellermann <mk@cm4all.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
    Tested-by: default avatarMax Kellermann <mk@cm4all.com>
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/YlWWbpW5Foynjllo@rabbit.intern.cm-ag [1]
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