Description of problem: fuse-encfs does not seem to implement flocks properly. It allows multiple processes to acquire LOCK_EX flocks on the same file. Additionally, multiple locks can cause encfs mount to "freeze" - all processes attempting an IO on any file in encfs filesystem are blocked and uninterruptible. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): $ rpm -q fuse fuse-encfs fuse-2.7.3-2.fc8 fuse-encfs-1.4.1.1-1.fc8 Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create encfs filesystem / mount. 2. Compile attached program. 3. Run it inside encfs mount as: ./encfs-flock & ./encfs-flock & ./encfs-flock 4. Try e.g. ls encfsdir 5. Do: killall encfs-flock ; killall ulockmgr_server to bring encfs mount back to life. Actual results: Multiple locks acquired, encfs mount IO blocked. Expected results: No blocked IO, no multiple locks. Additional info: Previous F8 fuse-encfs version was not affected by this problem. Tested also with fuse-sshfs-1.9-2.fc8, problem does not occur there, which may imply this is encfs issue rather than fuse issue. This problem was spotted when running autotools inside encfs mount. You should be able to reproduce with rpmbuild rebuild of any SRPM that calls autoconf / autoreconf in %prep (e.g. openssh, cups).
Created attachment 300300 [details] encfs-flock.c - encfs flock problem reproducer
See https://bugs.launchpad.net/encfs/+bug/200685 for comments.
fixed in 1.4.2 release
fuse-encfs-1.4.2-2.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8
fuse-encfs-1.4.2-2.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9
fuse-encfs-1.4.2-2.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update fuse-encfs'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2008-3555
fuse-encfs-1.4.2-2.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
fuse-encfs-1.4.2-2.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.