| To: | eak@detroit.sgi.com |
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| Subject: | Re: Challenge S |
| From: | alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Aug 1997 21:43:53 +0100 (BST) |
| Cc: | chadm@sgi.com, linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com |
| In-reply-to: | <33E9D5B0.18B77AE6@cygnus.detroit.sgi.com> from "Eric Kimminau" at Aug 7, 97 10:03:28 am |
| Sender: | owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com |
> I think it would be a great application but Linux is sorely missing a
> very important piece - lockd for NFS.
Two things
1. Linux 2.1.x does have a lock daemon
2. Most people and tools avoid NFS locking like the plague because
its faster to use polls based on the atomic NFS properties you
do have and some short sleeps.
Oh yes and 3. - NFS locking really doesn't seem to have much in the
security area..
Alan
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