Hi Phil,
>
> pvfs2-kernel-permissions.patch:
> -----------
> The pvfs2_permission() function is significantly different (due to
> #ifdefs) based on whether or not the kernel provides a
> generic_permission() function which was introduced around 2.6.10.  The
> code path that gets triggered for kernel versions < 2.6.10 has to
> duplicate a good bit of permission checking functionality, but it got a
> few details wrong.  This patch corrects that, based on examples from the
> old vfs_permission() function and how NFS implemented ACL support before
> generic_permission() was available.  There are a set of about 5 or so
> LTP file system tests that will not pass on 2.6.9 with PVFS2 unless this
> patch is applied.

great.. This code path is so fragile..
Thanks for the fixes..
>
> sys-remove-crdirent.patch:
> -----------
> balance-io-servers.patch:
> -----------
> env-shmem-cleanup.patch:
> -----------
> test-chown-sudo.patch
> -----------
> test-sgid-error-msg.patch
> -----------

All look great! Thanks for all these patches..
Murali
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