Author: jra Date: 2006-07-18 01:29:55 +0000 (Tue, 18 Jul 2006) New Revision: 978
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-docs&rev=978 Log: Make the default timeout parameter for lock waiting be lp_lock_spin(). lock spin count is no longer used. Jeremy. Modified: trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspincount.xml trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspintime.xml Changeset: Modified: trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspincount.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspincount.xml 2006-07-10 16:32:23 UTC (rev 977) +++ trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspincount.xml 2006-07-18 01:29:55 UTC (rev 978) @@ -3,15 +3,10 @@ type="integer" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc";> <description> - <para>This parameter controls the number of times - that smbd should attempt to gain a byte range lock on the - behalf of a client request. Experiments have shown that - Windows 2k servers do not reply with a failure if the lock - could not be immediately granted, but try a few more times - in case the lock could later be acquired. This behavior - is used to support PC database formats such as MS Access - and FoxPro. + <para>This parameter has been made inoperative in Samba 3.0.24. + The functionality it contolled is now controlled by the parameter + <smbconfoption name="lock spin time"/>. </para> </description> -<value type="default">3</value> +<value type="default">0</value> </samba:parameter> Modified: trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspintime.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspintime.xml 2006-07-10 16:32:23 UTC (rev 977) +++ trunk/smbdotconf/locking/lockspintime.xml 2006-07-18 01:29:55 UTC (rev 978) @@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc";> <description> <para>The time in microseconds that smbd should - pause before attempting to gain a failed lock. See - <smbconfoption name="lock spin count"/> for more details.</para> + keep waiting to see if a failed lock request can + be granted. This parameter has changed in default + value from Samba 3.0.23 from 10 to 200. The associated + <smbconfoption name="lock spin count"/> parameter is + no longer used in Samba 3.0.24. You should not need + to change the value of this parameter.</para> </description> -<value type="default">10</value> +<value type="default">200</value> </samba:parameter>
