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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-write.c b/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-write.c
index 7c3d38e90..c619536ca 100644
--- a/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-write.c
+++ b/xlators/cluster/afr/src/afr-inode-write.c
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ afr_do_writev (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this)
local->transaction.main_frame = frame;
if (local->fd->flags & O_APPEND) {
+ /*
+ * Backend vfs ignores the 'offset' for append mode fd so
+ * locking just the region provided for the writev does not
+ * give consistency gurantee. The actual write may happen at a
+ * completely different range than the one provided by the
+ * offset, len in the fop. So lock the entire file.
+ */
local->transaction.start = 0;
local->transaction.len = 0;
} else {