2 files changed, 40 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 49d565412827..4807074ada8c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ typedef struct {
         decode_dirent_t decode;
         int             plus;
         unsigned long   timestamp;
+        unsigned long   gencount;
         int             timestamp_valid;
 } nfs_readdir_descriptor_t;
 
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page)
         struct file     *file = desc->file;
         struct inode    *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
         struct rpc_cred *cred = nfs_file_cred(file);
-        unsigned long   timestamp;
+        unsigned long   timestamp, gencount;
         int             error;
 
         dfprintk(DIRCACHE, "NFS: %s: reading cookie %Lu into page %lu\n",
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page)
 
  again:
         timestamp = jiffies;
+        gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
         error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readdir(file->f_path.dentry, cred, desc->entry->cookie, page,
                                           NFS_SERVER(inode)->dtsize, desc->plus);
         if (error < 0) {
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page)
                 goto error;
         }
         desc->timestamp = timestamp;
+        desc->gencount = gencount;
         desc->timestamp_valid = 1;
         SetPageUptodate(page);
         /* Ensure consistent page alignment of the data.
@@ -224,9 +227,10 @@ int dir_decode(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc)
         if (IS_ERR(p))
                 return PTR_ERR(p);
         desc->ptr = p;
-        if (desc->timestamp_valid)
+        if (desc->timestamp_valid) {
                 desc->entry->fattr->time_start = desc->timestamp;
-        else
+                desc->entry->fattr->gencount = desc->gencount;
+        } else
                 desc->entry->fattr->valid &= ~NFS_ATTR_FATTR;
         return 0;
 }
@@ -471,7 +475,7 @@ int uncached_readdir(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, void *dirent,
         struct rpc_cred *cred = nfs_file_cred(file);
         struct page     *page = NULL;
         int             status;
-        unsigned long   timestamp;
+        unsigned long   timestamp, gencount;
 
         dfprintk(DIRCACHE, "NFS: uncached_readdir() searching for cookie %Lu\n",
                         (unsigned long long)*desc->dir_cookie);
@@ -482,6 +486,7 @@ int uncached_readdir(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, void *dirent,
                 goto out;
         }
         timestamp = jiffies;
+        gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
         status = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readdir(file->f_path.dentry, cred,
                                                 *desc->dir_cookie, page,
                                                 NFS_SERVER(inode)->dtsize,
@@ -490,6 +495,7 @@ int uncached_readdir(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, void *dirent,
         desc->ptr = kmap(page);         /* matching kunmap in nfs_do_filldir */
         if (status >= 0) {
                 desc->timestamp = timestamp;
+                desc->gencount = gencount;
                 desc->timestamp_valid = 1;
                 if ((status = dir_decode(desc)) == 0)
                         desc->entry->prev_cookie = *desc->dir_cookie;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index de3f11e6234e..116a3bd2bc9b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ nfs_fhget(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fh *fh, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
                         init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, fattr->rdev);
 
                 nfsi->read_cache_jiffies = fattr->time_start;
-                nfsi->last_updated = now;
+                nfsi->attr_gencount = fattr->gencount;
                 nfsi->cache_change_attribute = now;
                 inode->i_atime = fattr->atime;
                 inode->i_mtime = fattr->mtime;
@@ -909,6 +909,30 @@ static int nfs_size_need_update(const struct inode *inode, const struct nfs_fatt
         return nfs_size_to_loff_t(fattr->size) > i_size_read(inode);
 }
 
+static unsigned long nfs_attr_generation_counter;
+
+static unsigned long nfs_read_attr_generation_counter(void)
+{
+        smp_rmb();
+        return nfs_attr_generation_counter;
+}
+
+unsigned long nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter(void)
+{
+        unsigned long ret;
+        smp_rmb();
+        ret = ++nfs_attr_generation_counter;
+        smp_wmb();
+        return ret;
+}
+
+void nfs_fattr_init(struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
+{
+        fattr->valid = 0;
+        fattr->time_start = jiffies;
+        fattr->gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
+}
+
 /**
  * nfs_inode_attrs_need_update - check if the inode attributes need updating
  * @inode - pointer to inode
@@ -922,8 +946,7 @@ static int nfs_size_need_update(const struct inode *inode, const struct nfs_fatt
  * catch the case where ctime either didn't change, or went backwards
  * (if someone reset the clock on the server) by looking at whether
  * or not this RPC call was started after the inode was last updated.
- * Note also the check for jiffy wraparound if the last_updated timestamp
- * is later than 'jiffies'.
+ * Note also the check for wraparound of 'attr_gencount'
  *
  * The function returns 'true' if it thinks the attributes in 'fattr' are
  * more recent than the ones cached in the inode.
@@ -933,10 +956,10 @@ static int nfs_inode_attrs_need_update(const struct inode *inode, const struct n
 {
         const struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 
-        return time_after(fattr->time_start, nfsi->last_updated) ||
+        return ((long)fattr->gencount - (long)nfsi->attr_gencount) > 0 ||
                 nfs_ctime_need_update(inode, fattr) ||
                 nfs_size_need_update(inode, fattr) ||
-                time_after(nfsi->last_updated, jiffies);
+                ((long)nfsi->attr_gencount - (long)nfs_read_attr_generation_counter() > 0);
 }
 
 static int nfs_refresh_inode_locked(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
@@ -1107,7 +1130,7 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
                 }
                 /* If ctime has changed we should definitely clear access+acl caches */
                 if (!timespec_equal(&inode->i_ctime, &fattr->ctime))
-                        invalid |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
+                        invalid |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS|NFS_INO_INVALID_ACL;
         } else if (nfsi->change_attr != fattr->change_attr) {
                 dprintk("NFS: change_attr change on server for file %s/%ld\n",
                                 inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino);
@@ -1163,7 +1186,7 @@ static int nfs_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
                 nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_ATTRINVALIDATE);
                 nfsi->attrtimeo = NFS_MINATTRTIMEO(inode);
                 nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp = now;
-                nfsi->last_updated = now;
+                nfsi->attr_gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
         } else {
                 if (!time_in_range(now, nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp, nfsi->attrtimeo_timestamp + nfsi->attrtimeo)) {
                         if ((nfsi->attrtimeo <<= 1) > NFS_MAXATTRTIMEO(inode))