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Re: lockd bug in kernel
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Dr Andrew C Aitchison <[log in to unmask]>
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Dr Andrew C Aitchison <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:13:06 +0100
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote:

> This sounds like
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453094
>
> I believe that 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 x86_64 *is* the latest version
> both of EL5 and SL5.
>
> The RedHat bug report links to binaries which seem to fix it,
> but they don't seem to be prepared to release them officially
> until 5.3.
> Since they did the same thing with another NFS bug in 5.1
> I have come to the conclusion that NFS is not important to RedHat.

Sorry, I got sidetracked winging about TUV and forget to say:

Can SL consider includig this fix in the SL kernels ?
The bug means that every home directory server with users that use apps 
like OpenOffice that use locks extensively needs to be reported
frequently - for us about once a week.

Thanks,

-- 
Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison		Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
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