From: Jeffrey Layton Subject: Re: Linux' NFS locking b0rken? Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 12:24:56 -0400 Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <1085675096.7390.7.camel@tesla.mmt.bellhowell.com> References: <1085523068.12612.58.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <20040526075058.GA7463@suse.de> <1085587441.3763.4.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <20040527161412.GA19288@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BTNgj-0000mi-TF for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 27 May 2004 09:25:01 -0700 Received: from rdu26-93-067.nc.rr.com ([66.26.93.67] helo=salusa.poochiereds.net) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BTNgh-00062V-N0 for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 27 May 2004 09:24:59 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by salusa.poochiereds.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30F39E4A8 for ; Thu, 27 May 2004 12:24:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from salusa.poochiereds.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (salusa [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 17294-07 for ; Thu, 27 May 2004 12:24:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (salusa.poochiereds.net [192.168.1.2]) by salusa.poochiereds.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 699FAE439 for ; Thu, 27 May 2004 12:24:50 -0400 (EDT) To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: <20040527161412.GA19288@suse.de> Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Just for posterity, the Solaris manpage for flock(3UCB) says: "The compatibility version of flock() has been implemented on top of fcntl(2) locking." ---------------- My guess is that if Linux were to adopt a similar scheme it would likely not break much, if anything... But what do I know? ;-) -- Jeff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs