Bug 1287099 - Race between mandatory lock request and ongoing read/write
Summary: Race between mandatory lock request and ongoing read/write
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: GlusterFS
Classification: Community
Component: locks
Version: mainline
Hardware: All
OS: All
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Reported: 2015-12-01 13:57 UTC by Anoop C S
Modified: 2019-05-09 09:57 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-05-09 09:57:16 UTC
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Description Anoop C S 2015-12-01 13:57:09 UTC
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The write call checks for a mandatory lock only once at its start.  It is therefore possible for a mandatory lock request to be granted after this check but before the data is modified. An application may then see file data changed even while a mandatory lock was held.

Similarly, an exclusive mandatory lock may be granted on a file for which a read is on going, but before the read has actually completed, and the reading application may see the file data in a state which should not have been visible to it.


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Comment 1 Amar Tumballi 2019-05-09 09:57:16 UTC
Considering we had no reported bug about this in last 3 years, would prefer to mark it DEFERRED, and revisit this depending on time/resource after couple of releases.


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