Re: 2.2.0p6: autofs bug! unmountable filesystem

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:41:53 -0800 (PST)


>
> On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Try the following patch, please:
>
> [..]
>
> Hi! Thanks for the patch. The initial problem seems fixed. Unfortunately
> there is still a bug, with the following sequence:
>
> [autofs userland is running]
>
> 1) cd /misc/cd
> 2) cd /
> 3) umount /misc/cd
> 4) kill -9 `pidof automount userland process`
> 5) umount /misc <----- fails
>
> I have verified that steps 4) and 5) work ok if done without 1) 2) and 3)
>

4) is your problem. Sorry, this is Your Fault[TM].

-hpa

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