1.65. gfs-kmod

Note

This update has already been released (prior to the GA of this release) as errata RHBA-2009:1212

Updated gfs-kmod packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The gfs-kmod packages contain modules that provide the ability to mount and use GFS file systems.

This update applies the following bug fix:

A bug which did not flush the journal after a fsync to a stuffed inode has been fixed.

All gfs-kmod users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue.

Updated gfs-kmod packages which fix several bugs are now available.

The gfs-kmod packages contain kernel modules that provide the functionality to mount and use GFS file systems.

These updated packages apply the following bug fixes:

A potential deadlock causing gfs to hang in 'wait_for_completion' was fixed by prefaulting buffer pages.
Applications using sendfile on files with the inherit_jdata flag are now notified that sendfile will not work on those files instead of failing.
A bug that could potentially cause a page allocation failure has been fixed.
A bug that caused fsyncs to stuffed inodes fail to flush the journal has been fixed.

Users are advised to upgrade to these latest gfs-kmod packages, which resolve these issues.