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...kres_set_flags 728 lockres_or_flags 624 lockres_clear_flags 312 __lockres_clear_pending 213 ocfs2_process_blocked_lock 213 ocfs2_locking_ast 213 ocfs2_downconvert_thread_do_work 213 lockres_set_pending 213 lockres_clear_pending 213 lockres_add_mask_waiter 156 ocfs2_prepare_downconvert 156 ocfs2_blocking_ast 104 ocfs2_unblock_lock 104 ocfs2_schedule_blocked_lock 104 ocfs2_generic_handle_downconvert_action 104 ocfs2_generic_handle_convert_action 104 ocfs2_generic_handle_bast 104 ocfs2_downconvert_thread 104 ocfs2_downconvert_lock 104 ocfs2_data_...

David, So here are the two patches. Remove all patches that you have and apply these. The first one is straight forward. The second one will hopefully fix the livelock issue you have been encountering. People reviewing the patches should note that the second one is slightly different than the one I posted earlier. It removes the BUG_ON in the if condition where we jump to update_holders. The

This patch plugs a race between the downconvert thread and an unlock ast message. Specifically, after the downconvert worker has done its task, the dc thread needs to check whether an unlock ast made the downconvert moot. Reported-by: David Teigland <teigland at redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Sunil Mushran <sunil.mushran at oracle.com> Acked-by: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh at sus.com> ---

...ble. Users will be able to activate this feature (discontiguous block groups) on existing volumes. This feature is currently in testing. BUGS FIXED ossbz#970 Unfair postponement of local lock requests (Livelock) ossbz#1175 BUG in dlm_free_dead_locks() (Oops during dlm recovery) ossbz#1178 BUG in ocfs2_prepare_downconvert() (Oops during downconvert) ossbz#1189 Free space trouble in a ocfs2 partition (ext_alloc cannot be grown) ossbz#1202 dlm_add_lock_to_array:1192 ERROR: mismatched lvbs! (lock migration) FEEDBACK Please do not hesitate to email us at the ocfs2-users at oss.oracle.com with any questions and comment...

The following series of patches comprises the bulk of our outstanding changes for Ocfs2. Aside from the usual set of cleanups and fixes that were inappropriate for 2.6.25, there are a few highlights: The '/sys/o2cb' directory has been moved to '/sys/fs/o2cb'. The new location meshes better with modern sysfs layout. A symbolic link has been placed in the old location so as to