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6253 F_GETLK doesn't always return lock owner
The F_GETLK fcntl doesn't return the offending lock if there is a read lock
on the file, a waiting write lock, and a read lock is requested.
The write lock blocks the locking request, but without this patch isn't
returned by GETLK.
@@ -2097,10 +2097,29 @@
}
lock = lock->l_next;
} while (lock->l_vnode == vp);
}
+ if (blocker == NULL && request->l_flock.l_type == F_RDLCK) {
+ /*
+ * No active lock is blocking this request, but if a read
+ * lock is requested, it may also get blocked by a waiting
+ * writer. So search all sleeping locks and see if there is
+ * a writer waiting.
+ */
+ SET_LOCK_TO_FIRST_SLEEP_VP(gp, lock, vp);
+ if (lock) {
+ do {
+ if (BLOCKS(lock, request)) {
+ blocker = lock;
+ break;
+ }
+ lock = lock->l_next;
+ } while (lock->l_vnode == vp);
+ }
+ }
+
if (blocker) {
report_blocker(blocker, request);
} else
request->l_flock.l_type = F_UNLCK;
}