Bug#413990: linux-image-2.6.18-4-686: inotify CREATE events not sent for ??nfs4 filesystems

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:23:16PM +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 03:17:14PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
> > Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 07:30:11AM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
> > >> Package: linux-image-2.6.18-4-686
> > >> Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11
> > >> Severity: normal
> > >>
> > >> On nfs4 filesystems, inotify CREATE events are not being sent.  When I 
> > >> touch a file, an open event is sent, and a proper event is sent when the 
> > >> file is removed.  When I touch a file on a non-nfs4 filesystem, CREATE 
> > >> events occur like normal.  This is confusing Nautilus, which does not 
> > >> display new files that are saved to Desktop (/home is nfs-4 mounted)
> > >>
> > >> These creations are all occuring on the local machine.  I am not 
> > >> expecting creations from other machines to be noticed.
> > > 
> > > Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions?
> > 
> > What kernel version in particular would you like me to test with?
> > 2.6.26 new enough?
> 
> Ideally the current version targeted for Kenny, i.e. 2.6.26-12.

Did you have a chance to test this?

Cheers,
        Moritz