Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>
> * Andre Oppermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010206 12:07] wrote:
> >
> > Yes, my understanding of the meaning of "ordered meta-date update" as
> > I have grasped it from Terry's rants in the past years is not that all
> > meta-data updates on a filesystem have to be done one-after-the-other
> > but ordered in respect to each other; That a link() happens before a
> > unlink() on the same file. Does this make sense?
>
> Only when done by a single process or something waits for the link
> to complete before starting the unlink. If two processes "race"
> to link and unlink then no.
It is just one process waiting for the link() to complete. And then
unlink(). After completion a IPC signal is send to another process
to pick the file up and continue processing.
--
Andre
> > > (I will mention here that, of course, sendmail and postfix are no better
> > > in this regard. This is not a detriment to QMail itself verses other
> > > mailers. Since QMail fsync()'s reasonably, it will be just as reliable
> > > as other existing MTAs).
> >
> > Does sendmail even use fsync()?
>
> It better. :)
>
> --
> -Alfred Perlstein - [[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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