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From: "Matt W. Benjamin" <matt@linuxbox.com>
To: Jeff Layton <jlayton@poochiereds.net>
Cc: Ganesha NFS List <nfs-ganesha-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux-Fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>,
	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org>,
	Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>,
	samba-technical@lists.samba.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org,
	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:40:08 -0400 (EDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1482413734.4.1398771608019.JavaMail.root@thunderbeast.private.linuxbox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140429071153.176c7404@tlielax.poochiereds.net>

Hi Jeff,

Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have
a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and perhaps
receive events.  Frank Filz believed that you had made a proposal which
would cover this.  Can you elaborate on that?

Thanks,

Matt

----- "Jeff Layton" <jlayton@poochiereds.net> wrote:

> 
> If we really find later that we need to do something like this, I
> think
> we'd be better off adding a new set of cmd values along with the
> "extended" struct, or possibly a new syscall. Some of the samba folks
> were interested in an async locking mechanism too, so something like
> that could be added in conjunction with such an interface.
> 


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From: "Matt W. Benjamin" <matt-Jp3n8lUXroRWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Jeff Layton <jlayton-vpEMnDpepFuMZCB2o+C8xQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Ganesha NFS List
	<nfs-ganesha-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	Linux-Fsdevel
	<linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	Trond Myklebust
	<trond.myklebust-41N18TsMXrtuMpJDpNschA@public.gmane.org>,
	"J. Bruce Fields"
	<bfields-uC3wQj2KruNg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>,
	Neil Brown <neilb-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>,
	samba-technical-w/Ol4Ecudpl8XjKLYN78aQ@public.gmane.org,
	linux-nfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)"
	<mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:40:08 -0400 (EDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1482413734.4.1398771608019.JavaMail.root@thunderbeast.private.linuxbox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140429071153.176c7404-9yPaYZwiELC+kQycOl6kW4xkIHaj4LzF@public.gmane.org>

Hi Jeff,

Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have
a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and perhaps
receive events.  Frank Filz believed that you had made a proposal which
would cover this.  Can you elaborate on that?

Thanks,

Matt

----- "Jeff Layton" <jlayton-vpEMnDpepFuMZCB2o+C8xQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> 
> If we really find later that we need to do something like this, I
> think
> we'd be better off adding a new set of cmd values along with the
> "extended" struct, or possibly a new syscall. Some of the samba folks
> were interested in an async locking mechanism too, so something like
> that could be added in conjunction with such an interface.
> 


-- 
Matt Benjamin
The Linux Box
206 South Fifth Ave. Suite 150
Ann Arbor, MI  48104

http://linuxbox.com

tel.  734-761-4689 
fax.  734-769-8938 
cel.  734-216-5309 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-04-29 11:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-04-29  8:38 OFD ("file private") locks and NFS Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2014-04-29  8:47 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2014-04-29 11:11   ` Jeff Layton
2014-04-29 11:11     ` Jeff Layton
2014-04-29 11:15     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2014-04-29 11:15       ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2014-04-29 11:40     ` Matt W. Benjamin [this message]
2014-04-29 11:40       ` Matt W. Benjamin
2014-04-29 11:50       ` Jeff Layton
2014-04-29 11:50         ` Jeff Layton
2014-04-29 15:11         ` Frank Filz
2014-04-29 15:11           ` Frank Filz

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