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Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 12:11:11 -0800 (PST)
From: dean gaudet <dean-list-linux-kernel@arctic.org>
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On Sat, 4 Nov 2000, Andrew Morton wrote:

> Dean,
> 
> neither flock() nor fcntl() serialisation are effective
> on linux 2.2 or linux 2.4.

i have to admit the last time i timed any of the methods on linux was in
2.0.x days.  thanks for the updated data!

> For kernel 2.2 I recommend that Apache consider using
> sysv semaphores for serialisation. They use wake-one. 

sysv semaphores have a very unfortunate negative feature -- if the admin
kill -9's the server (impatient admins do this all the time) then you end
up leaving a semaphore lying around.  sysvsem don't have the usual unix
unlink semantics.  actually flock has the same problem... which is why i
generally preferred fcntl whenever it was a performance wash, as it was
back in 2.0.x days.

however given the vast performance difference i think it warrants the
change.  i'll include your results with the commit.

> For kernel 2.4 I recommend that Apache use unserialised
> accept.

per linus' request i'll unserialise 2.2 as well.

i'll leave 2.0.x settings alone.

(oh yeah, and compile-time only detection.)

-dean

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