Bug#508866: linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64: NFS going stale for stat() for renamed files like .Xauthority
Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64
Version: 2.6.26-10
Severity: normal
Identical to ubuntu bug 269954:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/269954
I've got a 2.6.26-1-amd64 box that is getting the occasional stale
return result from an stat() access for .Xauthority, which is a pain
because it means I can't open new X clients when this happens. It is
rather rare, happening from thrice a day to once per week, and I
suspect it depends on the pattern of usage of whether I am logging
into other machines often with ssh (which atomically renames
.Xauthority on the remote host, giving this bug the opportunity to
arise), or not.
Opening an xterm locally on the 2.6.26-1 client does this: