frequent cache corruption with arla 0.21 on linux 2.2.1

[Magnus Lindström]

map at stacken.kth.se said:
>> Here are a few examples:
>> 	1) Created a file, and it immediately shows up, but it reports "no
>> such file or directory" when doing ls. (Same as if you mkm a
>> non-existent
>> volume.) Problem is, the file can't be removed or recreated. 

> This normally works. Could you give a more thorough explanation of
> what you do when this happens?  

I'm experiencing the same problem (RHL-5.2 w/ kernel 2.2.1-ac3, arla-0.21). 
The following command sequence will reproduce the problem:

[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ ls -F
[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ ln -s '#test' TEST
ln: cannot create symbolic link `TEST' to `#test': No such file or directory
[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ ls -F
[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ fs flush
[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ ls -F
ls: TEST: No such file or directory
[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ rm TEST
rm: TEST: No such file or directory
[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ ls -F
ls: TEST: No such file or directory
[lindstrm at hilda weird]$ 

Would I have tried "ln -s 'test' TEST" instead nothing strange happens.

/Magnus