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Bug 2180124

Summary: backport courteous server code for nfsd
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Reporter: Jeff Layton <jlayton>
Component: kernelAssignee: Jeff Layton <jlayton>
kernel sub component: NFS QA Contact: JianHong Yin <jiyin>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA Docs Contact: Michal Stubna <mstubna>
Severity: medium    
Priority: unspecified CC: gfialova, jiyin, mstubna, nfs-team, xzhou, yieli, yoyang
Version: 9.2Keywords: FutureFeature, Triaged
Target Milestone: rcFlags: pm-rhel: mirror+
Target Release: ---   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version: kernel-5.14.0-306.el9 Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
.NFS server now implements courteous server code for `nfsd` This update introduces the implementation of courteous server code for `nfsd` in the RHEL kernel NFS server. With this new feature, the NFS server avoids revoking leases for clients that have lost contact with the server for an extended period, provided that there is no conflicting access while the client is out of contact.
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Last Closed: 2023-11-07 08:42:54 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Jeff Layton 2023-03-20 18:46:47 UTC
The kernel nfs server recently got an implementation of "courteous server" code for nfsd. With that, the server can avoid revoking leases for clients that lose contact with the server for an extended period of time, if there is no conflicting access during that period.

Backport this new feature for RHEL9.

Comment 1 Jeff Layton 2023-03-20 19:50:55 UTC
Testing this feature can be somewhat difficult, but there are some tests in pynfs that were recently added for this (most of the tests that were added in st_courtesy.py).

Comment 17 Jeff Layton 2023-07-12 12:22:06 UTC
Draft release note / doc text:

"The RHEL kernel NFS server has gained the ability to be more "courteous" and will now avoid revoking leases for clients that have lost contact with the server for an extended period, as long as there is no conflicting access while the client is out of contact."

Comment 22 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-07 08:42:54 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583