From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "J. Bruce Fields" Subject: cluster-coherent leases Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 17:40:21 -0400 Message-ID: <1180647624483-git-send-email-bfields@fieldses.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: David Teigland , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net, Marc Eshel To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org NFSv4 uses leases to offer clients better caching. Unfortunately that doesn't work well on a cluster filesystem, since leases are acquired only locally. So, add the following patches add new lease and break methods, and a simple lease implementation for GFS2 that just refuses to grant any leases for now. Opinions? --b. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs