The fcntl() locking support in ocfs2 will work only with userspace clustering. As in, not with the default o2cb clusterstack. Userspace clustering is still a work in progress. We hope to have a working solution in 2009 atleast for sles, (rh)el, fedora and opensuse.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I have a problem about the new POSIX locking feature. > I have tested this feature on this configuration: > -Ubuntu server edition 8.10 > -kernel 2.6.28-rc4 > -ocfs2-tools version 1.4.1 (downloaded from git repo today) > > We use an old Clipper program in our company, and as far as i know the dbf > database format uses byte range locking to handle concurrent database > accesses. > I'm wainting for fcntl() locks around 1-2 months in ocfs, because it's > faster than gfs or gfs2, but i'm really need the fcntl locking support. > I'm installed these versions today and if i launch the progam on one server > then the performance, and the locking is great, but if i'm launched the > program on other side (both on two machines) then my databases is > corrupted, because the locks not working proper. > > Can anybody help me about that problem? > > Thanks for your help and sorry for my english. > > Best regards, > > Zoltan Kiss > System administrator > Bardi Auto Ltd. > zoltan.kiss at serverside.hu > zoltan.kiss at bardiauto.hu > > > _______________________________________________ > Ocfs2-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/ocfs2-users > _______________________________________________ Ocfs2-users mailing list [email protected] http://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/ocfs2-users
