diff --git a/fs/afs/vlocation.c b/fs/afs/vlocation.c
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+/* vlocation.c: volume location management
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include "volume.h"
+#include "cell.h"
+#include "cmservice.h"
+#include "fsclient.h"
+#include "vlclient.h"
+#include "kafstimod.h"
+#include <rxrpc/connection.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+#define AFS_VLDB_TIMEOUT HZ*1000
+
+static void afs_vlocation_update_timer(struct afs_timer *timer);
+static void afs_vlocation_update_attend(struct afs_async_op *op);
+static void afs_vlocation_update_discard(struct afs_async_op *op);
+static void __afs_put_vlocation(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation);
+
+static void __afs_vlocation_timeout(struct afs_timer *timer)
+{
+	struct afs_vlocation *vlocation =
+		list_entry(timer, struct afs_vlocation, timeout);
+
+	_debug("VL TIMEOUT [%s{u=%d}]",
+	       vlocation->vldb.name, atomic_read(&vlocation->usage));
+
+	afs_vlocation_do_timeout(vlocation);
+}
+
+static const struct afs_timer_ops afs_vlocation_timer_ops = {
+	.timed_out	= __afs_vlocation_timeout,
+};
+
+static const struct afs_timer_ops afs_vlocation_update_timer_ops = {
+	.timed_out	= afs_vlocation_update_timer,
+};
+
+static const struct afs_async_op_ops afs_vlocation_update_op_ops = {
+	.attend		= afs_vlocation_update_attend,
+	.discard	= afs_vlocation_update_discard,
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(afs_vlocation_update_pendq);	/* queue of VLs awaiting update */
+static struct afs_vlocation *afs_vlocation_update;	/* VL currently being updated */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(afs_vlocation_update_lock); /* lock guarding update queue */
+
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+static cachefs_match_val_t afs_vlocation_cache_match(void *target,
+						     const void *entry);
+static void afs_vlocation_cache_update(void *source, void *entry);
+
+struct cachefs_index_def afs_vlocation_cache_index_def = {
+	.name		= "vldb",
+	.data_size	= sizeof(struct afs_cache_vlocation),
+	.keys[0]	= { CACHEFS_INDEX_KEYS_ASCIIZ, 64 },
+	.match		= afs_vlocation_cache_match,
+	.update		= afs_vlocation_cache_update,
+};
+#endif
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * iterate through the VL servers in a cell until one of them admits knowing
+ * about the volume in question
+ * - caller must have cell->vl_sem write-locked
+ */
+static int afs_vlocation_access_vl_by_name(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation,
+					   const char *name,
+					   unsigned namesz,
+					   struct afs_cache_vlocation *vldb)
+{
+	struct afs_server *server = NULL;
+	struct afs_cell *cell = vlocation->cell;
+	int count, ret;
+
+	_enter("%s,%*.*s,%u", cell->name, namesz, namesz, name, namesz);
+
+	ret = -ENOMEDIUM;
+	for (count = cell->vl_naddrs; count > 0; count--) {
+		_debug("CellServ[%hu]: %08x",
+		       cell->vl_curr_svix,
+		       cell->vl_addrs[cell->vl_curr_svix].s_addr);
+
+		/* try and create a server */
+		ret = afs_server_lookup(cell,
+					&cell->vl_addrs[cell->vl_curr_svix],
+					&server);
+		switch (ret) {
+		case 0:
+			break;
+		case -ENOMEM:
+		case -ENONET:
+			goto out;
+		default:
+			goto rotate;
+		}
+
+		/* attempt to access the VL server */
+		ret = afs_rxvl_get_entry_by_name(server, name, namesz, vldb);
+		switch (ret) {
+		case 0:
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			goto out;
+		case -ENOMEM:
+		case -ENONET:
+		case -ENETUNREACH:
+		case -EHOSTUNREACH:
+		case -ECONNREFUSED:
+			down_write(&server->sem);
+			if (server->vlserver) {
+				rxrpc_put_connection(server->vlserver);
+				server->vlserver = NULL;
+			}
+			up_write(&server->sem);
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -ENONET)
+				goto out;
+			goto rotate;
+		case -ENOMEDIUM:
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			goto out;
+		default:
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			ret = -ENOMEDIUM;
+			goto rotate;
+		}
+
+		/* rotate the server records upon lookup failure */
+	rotate:
+		cell->vl_curr_svix++;
+		cell->vl_curr_svix %= cell->vl_naddrs;
+	}
+
+ out:
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
+
+} /* end afs_vlocation_access_vl_by_name() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * iterate through the VL servers in a cell until one of them admits knowing
+ * about the volume in question
+ * - caller must have cell->vl_sem write-locked
+ */
+static int afs_vlocation_access_vl_by_id(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation,
+					 afs_volid_t volid,
+					 afs_voltype_t voltype,
+					 struct afs_cache_vlocation *vldb)
+{
+	struct afs_server *server = NULL;
+	struct afs_cell *cell = vlocation->cell;
+	int count, ret;
+
+	_enter("%s,%x,%d,", cell->name, volid, voltype);
+
+	ret = -ENOMEDIUM;
+	for (count = cell->vl_naddrs; count > 0; count--) {
+		_debug("CellServ[%hu]: %08x",
+		       cell->vl_curr_svix,
+		       cell->vl_addrs[cell->vl_curr_svix].s_addr);
+
+		/* try and create a server */
+		ret = afs_server_lookup(cell,
+					&cell->vl_addrs[cell->vl_curr_svix],
+					&server);
+		switch (ret) {
+		case 0:
+			break;
+		case -ENOMEM:
+		case -ENONET:
+			goto out;
+		default:
+			goto rotate;
+		}
+
+		/* attempt to access the VL server */
+		ret = afs_rxvl_get_entry_by_id(server, volid, voltype, vldb);
+		switch (ret) {
+		case 0:
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			goto out;
+		case -ENOMEM:
+		case -ENONET:
+		case -ENETUNREACH:
+		case -EHOSTUNREACH:
+		case -ECONNREFUSED:
+			down_write(&server->sem);
+			if (server->vlserver) {
+				rxrpc_put_connection(server->vlserver);
+				server->vlserver = NULL;
+			}
+			up_write(&server->sem);
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -ENONET)
+				goto out;
+			goto rotate;
+		case -ENOMEDIUM:
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			goto out;
+		default:
+			afs_put_server(server);
+			ret = -ENOMEDIUM;
+			goto rotate;
+		}
+
+		/* rotate the server records upon lookup failure */
+	rotate:
+		cell->vl_curr_svix++;
+		cell->vl_curr_svix %= cell->vl_naddrs;
+	}
+
+ out:
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
+
+} /* end afs_vlocation_access_vl_by_id() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * lookup volume location
+ * - caller must have cell->vol_sem write-locked
+ * - iterate through the VL servers in a cell until one of them admits knowing
+ *   about the volume in question
+ * - lookup in the local cache if not able to find on the VL server
+ * - insert/update in the local cache if did get a VL response
+ */
+int afs_vlocation_lookup(struct afs_cell *cell,
+			 const char *name,
+			 unsigned namesz,
+			 struct afs_vlocation **_vlocation)
+{
+	struct afs_cache_vlocation vldb;
+	struct afs_vlocation *vlocation;
+	afs_voltype_t voltype;
+	afs_volid_t vid;
+	int active = 0, ret;
+
+	_enter("{%s},%*.*s,%u,", cell->name, namesz, namesz, name, namesz);
+
+	if (namesz > sizeof(vlocation->vldb.name)) {
+		_leave(" = -ENAMETOOLONG");
+		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+	}
+
+	/* search the cell's active list first */
+	list_for_each_entry(vlocation, &cell->vl_list, link) {
+		if (namesz < sizeof(vlocation->vldb.name) &&
+		    vlocation->vldb.name[namesz] != '\0')
+			continue;
+
+		if (memcmp(vlocation->vldb.name, name, namesz) == 0)
+			goto found_in_memory;
+	}
+
+	/* search the cell's graveyard list second */
+	spin_lock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+	list_for_each_entry(vlocation, &cell->vl_graveyard, link) {
+		if (namesz < sizeof(vlocation->vldb.name) &&
+		    vlocation->vldb.name[namesz] != '\0')
+			continue;
+
+		if (memcmp(vlocation->vldb.name, name, namesz) == 0)
+			goto found_in_graveyard;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+
+	/* not in the cell's in-memory lists - create a new record */
+	vlocation = kmalloc(sizeof(struct afs_vlocation), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vlocation)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memset(vlocation, 0, sizeof(struct afs_vlocation));
+	atomic_set(&vlocation->usage, 1);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vlocation->link);
+	rwlock_init(&vlocation->lock);
+	memcpy(vlocation->vldb.name, name, namesz);
+
+	afs_timer_init(&vlocation->timeout, &afs_vlocation_timer_ops);
+	afs_timer_init(&vlocation->upd_timer, &afs_vlocation_update_timer_ops);
+	afs_async_op_init(&vlocation->upd_op, &afs_vlocation_update_op_ops);
+
+	afs_get_cell(cell);
+	vlocation->cell = cell;
+
+	list_add_tail(&vlocation->link, &cell->vl_list);
+
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+	/* we want to store it in the cache, plus it might already be
+	 * encached */
+	cachefs_acquire_cookie(cell->cache,
+			       &afs_volume_cache_index_def,
+			       vlocation,
+			       &vlocation->cache);
+
+	if (vlocation->valid)
+		goto found_in_cache;
+#endif
+
+	/* try to look up an unknown volume in the cell VL databases by name */
+	ret = afs_vlocation_access_vl_by_name(vlocation, name, namesz, &vldb);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		printk("kAFS: failed to locate '%*.*s' in cell '%s'\n",
+		       namesz, namesz, name, cell->name);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	goto found_on_vlserver;
+
+ found_in_graveyard:
+	/* found in the graveyard - resurrect */
+	_debug("found in graveyard");
+	atomic_inc(&vlocation->usage);
+	list_del(&vlocation->link);
+	list_add_tail(&vlocation->link, &cell->vl_list);
+	spin_unlock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+
+	afs_kafstimod_del_timer(&vlocation->timeout);
+	goto active;
+
+ found_in_memory:
+	/* found in memory - check to see if it's active */
+	_debug("found in memory");
+	atomic_inc(&vlocation->usage);
+
+ active:
+	active = 1;
+
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+ found_in_cache:
+#endif
+	/* try to look up a cached volume in the cell VL databases by ID */
+	_debug("found in cache");
+
+	_debug("Locally Cached: %s %02x { %08x(%x) %08x(%x) %08x(%x) }",
+	       vlocation->vldb.name,
+	       vlocation->vldb.vidmask,
+	       ntohl(vlocation->vldb.servers[0].s_addr),
+	       vlocation->vldb.srvtmask[0],
+	       ntohl(vlocation->vldb.servers[1].s_addr),
+	       vlocation->vldb.srvtmask[1],
+	       ntohl(vlocation->vldb.servers[2].s_addr),
+	       vlocation->vldb.srvtmask[2]
+	       );
+
+	_debug("Vids: %08x %08x %08x",
+	       vlocation->vldb.vid[0],
+	       vlocation->vldb.vid[1],
+	       vlocation->vldb.vid[2]);
+
+	if (vlocation->vldb.vidmask & AFS_VOL_VTM_RW) {
+		vid = vlocation->vldb.vid[0];
+		voltype = AFSVL_RWVOL;
+	}
+	else if (vlocation->vldb.vidmask & AFS_VOL_VTM_RO) {
+		vid = vlocation->vldb.vid[1];
+		voltype = AFSVL_ROVOL;
+	}
+	else if (vlocation->vldb.vidmask & AFS_VOL_VTM_BAK) {
+		vid = vlocation->vldb.vid[2];
+		voltype = AFSVL_BACKVOL;
+	}
+	else {
+		BUG();
+		vid = 0;
+		voltype = 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = afs_vlocation_access_vl_by_id(vlocation, vid, voltype, &vldb);
+	switch (ret) {
+		/* net error */
+	default:
+		printk("kAFS: failed to volume '%*.*s' (%x) up in '%s': %d\n",
+		       namesz, namesz, name, vid, cell->name, ret);
+		goto error;
+
+		/* pulled from local cache into memory */
+	case 0:
+		goto found_on_vlserver;
+
+		/* uh oh... looks like the volume got deleted */
+	case -ENOMEDIUM:
+		printk("kAFS: volume '%*.*s' (%x) does not exist '%s'\n",
+		       namesz, namesz, name, vid, cell->name);
+
+		/* TODO: make existing record unavailable */
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+ found_on_vlserver:
+	_debug("Done VL Lookup: %*.*s %02x { %08x(%x) %08x(%x) %08x(%x) }",
+	       namesz, namesz, name,
+	       vldb.vidmask,
+	       ntohl(vldb.servers[0].s_addr), vldb.srvtmask[0],
+	       ntohl(vldb.servers[1].s_addr), vldb.srvtmask[1],
+	       ntohl(vldb.servers[2].s_addr), vldb.srvtmask[2]
+	       );
+
+	_debug("Vids: %08x %08x %08x", vldb.vid[0], vldb.vid[1], vldb.vid[2]);
+
+	if ((namesz < sizeof(vlocation->vldb.name) &&
+	     vlocation->vldb.name[namesz] != '\0') ||
+	    memcmp(vldb.name, name, namesz) != 0)
+		printk("kAFS: name of volume '%*.*s' changed to '%s' on server\n",
+		       namesz, namesz, name, vldb.name);
+
+	memcpy(&vlocation->vldb, &vldb, sizeof(vlocation->vldb));
+
+	afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&vlocation->upd_timer, 10 * HZ);
+
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+	/* update volume entry in local cache */
+	cachefs_update_cookie(vlocation->cache);
+#endif
+
+	*_vlocation = vlocation;
+	_leave(" = 0 (%p)",vlocation);
+	return 0;
+
+ error:
+	if (vlocation) {
+		if (active) {
+			__afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+		}
+		else {
+			list_del(&vlocation->link);
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+			cachefs_relinquish_cookie(vlocation->cache, 0);
+#endif
+			afs_put_cell(vlocation->cell);
+			kfree(vlocation);
+		}
+	}
+
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
+} /* end afs_vlocation_lookup() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * finish using a volume location record
+ * - caller must have cell->vol_sem write-locked
+ */
+static void __afs_put_vlocation(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation)
+{
+	struct afs_cell *cell;
+
+	if (!vlocation)
+		return;
+
+	_enter("%s", vlocation->vldb.name);
+
+	cell = vlocation->cell;
+
+	/* sanity check */
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&vlocation->usage) <= 0);
+
+	spin_lock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+	if (likely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&vlocation->usage))) {
+		spin_unlock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+		_leave("");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* move to graveyard queue */
+	list_del(&vlocation->link);
+	list_add_tail(&vlocation->link,&cell->vl_graveyard);
+
+	/* remove from pending timeout queue (refcounted if actually being
+	 * updated) */
+	list_del_init(&vlocation->upd_op.link);
+
+	/* time out in 10 secs */
+	afs_kafstimod_del_timer(&vlocation->upd_timer);
+	afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&vlocation->timeout, 10 * HZ);
+
+	spin_unlock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+
+	_leave(" [killed]");
+} /* end __afs_put_vlocation() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * finish using a volume location record
+ */
+void afs_put_vlocation(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation)
+{
+	if (vlocation) {
+		struct afs_cell *cell = vlocation->cell;
+
+		down_write(&cell->vl_sem);
+		__afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+		up_write(&cell->vl_sem);
+	}
+} /* end afs_put_vlocation() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * timeout vlocation record
+ * - removes from the cell's graveyard if the usage count is zero
+ */
+void afs_vlocation_do_timeout(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation)
+{
+	struct afs_cell *cell;
+
+	_enter("%s", vlocation->vldb.name);
+
+	cell = vlocation->cell;
+
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&vlocation->usage) < 0);
+
+	/* remove from graveyard if still dead */
+	spin_lock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+	if (atomic_read(&vlocation->usage) == 0)
+		list_del_init(&vlocation->link);
+	else
+		vlocation = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&cell->vl_gylock);
+
+	if (!vlocation) {
+		_leave("");
+		return; /* resurrected */
+	}
+
+	/* we can now destroy it properly */
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+	cachefs_relinquish_cookie(vlocation->cache, 0);
+#endif
+	afs_put_cell(cell);
+
+	kfree(vlocation);
+
+	_leave(" [destroyed]");
+} /* end afs_vlocation_do_timeout() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * send an update operation to the currently selected server
+ */
+static int afs_vlocation_update_begin(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation)
+{
+	afs_voltype_t voltype;
+	afs_volid_t vid;
+	int ret;
+
+	_enter("%s{ufs=%u ucs=%u}",
+	       vlocation->vldb.name,
+	       vlocation->upd_first_svix,
+	       vlocation->upd_curr_svix);
+
+	/* try to look up a cached volume in the cell VL databases by ID */
+	if (vlocation->vldb.vidmask & AFS_VOL_VTM_RW) {
+		vid = vlocation->vldb.vid[0];
+		voltype = AFSVL_RWVOL;
+	}
+	else if (vlocation->vldb.vidmask & AFS_VOL_VTM_RO) {
+		vid = vlocation->vldb.vid[1];
+		voltype = AFSVL_ROVOL;
+	}
+	else if (vlocation->vldb.vidmask & AFS_VOL_VTM_BAK) {
+		vid = vlocation->vldb.vid[2];
+		voltype = AFSVL_BACKVOL;
+	}
+	else {
+		BUG();
+		vid = 0;
+		voltype = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* contact the chosen server */
+	ret = afs_server_lookup(
+		vlocation->cell,
+		&vlocation->cell->vl_addrs[vlocation->upd_curr_svix],
+		&vlocation->upd_op.server);
+
+	switch (ret) {
+	case 0:
+		break;
+	case -ENOMEM:
+	case -ENONET:
+	default:
+		_leave(" = %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* initiate the update operation */
+	ret = afs_rxvl_get_entry_by_id_async(&vlocation->upd_op, vid, voltype);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		_leave(" = %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
+} /* end afs_vlocation_update_begin() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * abandon updating a VL record
+ * - does not restart the update timer
+ */
+static void afs_vlocation_update_abandon(struct afs_vlocation *vlocation,
+					 afs_vlocation_upd_t state,
+					 int ret)
+{
+	_enter("%s,%u", vlocation->vldb.name, state);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		printk("kAFS: Abandoning VL update '%s': %d\n",
+		       vlocation->vldb.name, ret);
+
+	/* discard the server record */
+	afs_put_server(vlocation->upd_op.server);
+	vlocation->upd_op.server = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&afs_vlocation_update_lock);
+	afs_vlocation_update = NULL;
+	vlocation->upd_state = state;
+
+	/* TODO: start updating next VL record on pending list */
+
+	spin_unlock(&afs_vlocation_update_lock);
+
+	_leave("");
+} /* end afs_vlocation_update_abandon() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * handle periodic update timeouts and busy retry timeouts
+ * - called from kafstimod
+ */
+static void afs_vlocation_update_timer(struct afs_timer *timer)
+{
+	struct afs_vlocation *vlocation =
+		list_entry(timer, struct afs_vlocation, upd_timer);
+	int ret;
+
+	_enter("%s", vlocation->vldb.name);
+
+	/* only update if not in the graveyard (defend against putting too) */
+	spin_lock(&vlocation->cell->vl_gylock);
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&vlocation->usage))
+		goto out_unlock1;
+
+	spin_lock(&afs_vlocation_update_lock);
+
+	/* if we were woken up due to EBUSY sleep then restart immediately if
+	 * possible or else jump to front of pending queue */
+	if (vlocation->upd_state == AFS_VLUPD_BUSYSLEEP) {
+		if (afs_vlocation_update) {
+			list_add(&vlocation->upd_op.link,
+				 &afs_vlocation_update_pendq);
+		}
+		else {
+			afs_get_vlocation(vlocation);
+			afs_vlocation_update = vlocation;
+			vlocation->upd_state = AFS_VLUPD_INPROGRESS;
+		}
+		goto out_unlock2;
+	}
+
+	/* put on pending queue if there's already another update in progress */
+	if (afs_vlocation_update) {
+		vlocation->upd_state = AFS_VLUPD_PENDING;
+		list_add_tail(&vlocation->upd_op.link,
+			      &afs_vlocation_update_pendq);
+		goto out_unlock2;
+	}
+
+	/* hold a ref on it while actually updating */
+	afs_get_vlocation(vlocation);
+	afs_vlocation_update = vlocation;
+	vlocation->upd_state = AFS_VLUPD_INPROGRESS;
+
+	spin_unlock(&afs_vlocation_update_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&vlocation->cell->vl_gylock);
+
+	/* okay... we can start the update */
+	_debug("BEGIN VL UPDATE [%s]", vlocation->vldb.name);
+	vlocation->upd_first_svix = vlocation->cell->vl_curr_svix;
+	vlocation->upd_curr_svix = vlocation->upd_first_svix;
+	vlocation->upd_rej_cnt = 0;
+	vlocation->upd_busy_cnt = 0;
+
+	ret = afs_vlocation_update_begin(vlocation);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		afs_vlocation_update_abandon(vlocation, AFS_VLUPD_SLEEP, ret);
+		afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&vlocation->upd_timer,
+					AFS_VLDB_TIMEOUT);
+		afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+	}
+
+	_leave("");
+	return;
+
+ out_unlock2:
+	spin_unlock(&afs_vlocation_update_lock);
+ out_unlock1:
+	spin_unlock(&vlocation->cell->vl_gylock);
+	_leave("");
+	return;
+
+} /* end afs_vlocation_update_timer() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * attend to an update operation upon which an event happened
+ * - called in kafsasyncd context
+ */
+static void afs_vlocation_update_attend(struct afs_async_op *op)
+{
+	struct afs_cache_vlocation vldb;
+	struct afs_vlocation *vlocation =
+		list_entry(op, struct afs_vlocation, upd_op);
+	unsigned tmp;
+	int ret;
+
+	_enter("%s", vlocation->vldb.name);
+
+	ret = afs_rxvl_get_entry_by_id_async2(op, &vldb);
+	switch (ret) {
+	case -EAGAIN:
+		_leave(" [unfinished]");
+		return;
+
+	case 0:
+		_debug("END VL UPDATE: %d\n", ret);
+		vlocation->valid = 1;
+
+		_debug("Done VL Lookup: %02x { %08x(%x) %08x(%x) %08x(%x) }",
+		       vldb.vidmask,
+		       ntohl(vldb.servers[0].s_addr), vldb.srvtmask[0],
+		       ntohl(vldb.servers[1].s_addr), vldb.srvtmask[1],
+		       ntohl(vldb.servers[2].s_addr), vldb.srvtmask[2]
+		       );
+
+		_debug("Vids: %08x %08x %08x",
+		       vldb.vid[0], vldb.vid[1], vldb.vid[2]);
+
+		afs_vlocation_update_abandon(vlocation, AFS_VLUPD_SLEEP, 0);
+
+		down_write(&vlocation->cell->vl_sem);
+
+		/* actually update the cache */
+		if (strncmp(vldb.name, vlocation->vldb.name,
+			    sizeof(vlocation->vldb.name)) != 0)
+			printk("kAFS: name of volume '%s'"
+			       " changed to '%s' on server\n",
+			       vlocation->vldb.name, vldb.name);
+
+		memcpy(&vlocation->vldb, &vldb, sizeof(vlocation->vldb));
+
+#if 0
+		/* TODO update volume entry in local cache */
+#endif
+
+		up_write(&vlocation->cell->vl_sem);
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			printk("kAFS: failed to update local cache: %d\n", ret);
+
+		afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&vlocation->upd_timer,
+					AFS_VLDB_TIMEOUT);
+		afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+		_leave(" [found]");
+		return;
+
+	case -ENOMEDIUM:
+		vlocation->upd_rej_cnt++;
+		goto try_next;
+
+		/* the server is locked - retry in a very short while */
+	case -EBUSY:
+		vlocation->upd_busy_cnt++;
+		if (vlocation->upd_busy_cnt > 3)
+			goto try_next; /* too many retries */
+
+		afs_vlocation_update_abandon(vlocation,
+					     AFS_VLUPD_BUSYSLEEP, 0);
+		afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&vlocation->upd_timer, HZ / 2);
+		afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+		_leave(" [busy]");
+		return;
+
+	case -ENETUNREACH:
+	case -EHOSTUNREACH:
+	case -ECONNREFUSED:
+	case -EREMOTEIO:
+		/* record bad vlserver info in the cell too
+		 * - TODO: use down_write_trylock() if available
+		 */
+		if (vlocation->upd_curr_svix == vlocation->cell->vl_curr_svix)
+			vlocation->cell->vl_curr_svix =
+				vlocation->cell->vl_curr_svix %
+				vlocation->cell->vl_naddrs;
+
+	case -EBADRQC:
+	case -EINVAL:
+	case -EACCES:
+	case -EBADMSG:
+		goto try_next;
+
+	default:
+		goto abandon;
+	}
+
+	/* try contacting the next server */
+ try_next:
+	vlocation->upd_busy_cnt = 0;
+
+	/* discard the server record */
+	afs_put_server(vlocation->upd_op.server);
+	vlocation->upd_op.server = NULL;
+
+	tmp = vlocation->cell->vl_naddrs;
+	if (tmp == 0)
+		goto abandon;
+
+	vlocation->upd_curr_svix++;
+	if (vlocation->upd_curr_svix >= tmp)
+		vlocation->upd_curr_svix = 0;
+	if (vlocation->upd_first_svix >= tmp)
+		vlocation->upd_first_svix = tmp - 1;
+
+	/* move to the next server */
+	if (vlocation->upd_curr_svix != vlocation->upd_first_svix) {
+		afs_vlocation_update_begin(vlocation);
+		_leave(" [next]");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* run out of servers to try - was the volume rejected? */
+	if (vlocation->upd_rej_cnt > 0) {
+		printk("kAFS: Active volume no longer valid '%s'\n",
+		       vlocation->vldb.name);
+		vlocation->valid = 0;
+		afs_vlocation_update_abandon(vlocation, AFS_VLUPD_SLEEP, 0);
+		afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&vlocation->upd_timer,
+					AFS_VLDB_TIMEOUT);
+		afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+		_leave(" [invalidated]");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* abandon the update */
+ abandon:
+	afs_vlocation_update_abandon(vlocation, AFS_VLUPD_SLEEP, ret);
+	afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&vlocation->upd_timer, HZ * 10);
+	afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+	_leave(" [abandoned]");
+
+} /* end afs_vlocation_update_attend() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * deal with an update operation being discarded
+ * - called in kafsasyncd context when it's dying due to rmmod
+ * - the call has already been aborted and put()'d
+ */
+static void afs_vlocation_update_discard(struct afs_async_op *op)
+{
+	struct afs_vlocation *vlocation =
+		list_entry(op, struct afs_vlocation, upd_op);
+
+	_enter("%s", vlocation->vldb.name);
+
+	afs_put_server(op->server);
+	op->server = NULL;
+
+	afs_put_vlocation(vlocation);
+
+	_leave("");
+} /* end afs_vlocation_update_discard() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * match a VLDB record stored in the cache
+ * - may also load target from entry
+ */
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+static cachefs_match_val_t afs_vlocation_cache_match(void *target,
+						     const void *entry)
+{
+	const struct afs_cache_vlocation *vldb = entry;
+	struct afs_vlocation *vlocation = target;
+
+	_enter("{%s},{%s}", vlocation->vldb.name, vldb->name);
+
+	if (strncmp(vlocation->vldb.name, vldb->name, sizeof(vldb->name)) == 0
+	    ) {
+		if (!vlocation->valid ||
+		    vlocation->vldb.rtime == vldb->rtime
+		    ) {
+			vlocation->vldb = *vldb;
+			vlocation->valid = 1;
+			_leave(" = SUCCESS [c->m]");
+			return CACHEFS_MATCH_SUCCESS;
+		}
+		/* need to update cache if cached info differs */
+		else if (memcmp(&vlocation->vldb, vldb, sizeof(*vldb)) != 0) {
+			/* delete if VIDs for this name differ */
+			if (memcmp(&vlocation->vldb.vid,
+				   &vldb->vid,
+				   sizeof(vldb->vid)) != 0) {
+				_leave(" = DELETE");
+				return CACHEFS_MATCH_SUCCESS_DELETE;
+			}
+
+			_leave(" = UPDATE");
+			return CACHEFS_MATCH_SUCCESS_UPDATE;
+		}
+		else {
+			_leave(" = SUCCESS");
+			return CACHEFS_MATCH_SUCCESS;
+		}
+	}
+
+	_leave(" = FAILED");
+	return CACHEFS_MATCH_FAILED;
+} /* end afs_vlocation_cache_match() */
+#endif
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * update a VLDB record stored in the cache
+ */
+#ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
+static void afs_vlocation_cache_update(void *source, void *entry)
+{
+	struct afs_cache_vlocation *vldb = entry;
+	struct afs_vlocation *vlocation = source;
+
+	_enter("");
+
+	*vldb = vlocation->vldb;
+
+} /* end afs_vlocation_cache_update() */
+#endif