1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 741a562177fc..40da0d5bc5fc 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ static int nfs4_handle_exception(const struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode,
                         /* FALLTHROUGH */
 #endif /* !defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1) */
                 case -NFS4ERR_FILE_OPEN:
+                        if (exception->timeout > HZ) {
+                                /* We have retried a decent amount, time to
+                                 * fail
+                                 */
+                                ret = -EBUSY;
+                                break;
+                        }
                 case -NFS4ERR_GRACE:
                 case -NFS4ERR_DELAY:
                         ret = nfs4_delay(server->client, &exception->timeout);