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    [DLM] fix mode munging · 7d3c1feb
    David Teigland authored
    
    
    There are flags to enable two specialized features in the dlm:
    1. CONVDEADLK causes the dlm to resolve conversion deadlocks internally by
       changing the granted mode of locks to NL.
    2. ALTPR/ALTCW cause the dlm to change the requested mode of locks to PR
       or CW to grant them if the normal requested mode can't be granted.
    
    GFS direct i/o exercises both of these features, especially when mixed
    with buffered i/o.  The dlm has problems with them.
    
    The first problem is on the master node. If it demotes a lock as a part of
    converting it, the actual step of converting the lock isn't being done
    after the demotion, the lock is just left sitting on the granted queue
    with a granted mode of NL.  I think the mistaken assumption was that the
    call to grant_pending_locks() would grant it, but that function naturally
    doesn't look at locks on the granted queue.
    
    The second problem is on the process node.  If the master either demotes
    or gives an altmode, the munging of the gr/rq modes is never done in the
    process copy of the lock, leaving the master/process copies out of sync.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Teigland <teigland@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSteven Whitehouse <swhiteho@redhat.com>
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