RE: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Frank Filz
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:40:08 -0400 (EDT) "Matt W. Benjamin" > wrote: > > > Hi Jeff, > > > > Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have > > a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and > > perhaps receive events. Frank Filz believed that you

Re: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Jeff Layton
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:40:08 -0400 (EDT) "Matt W. Benjamin" wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have > a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and perhaps > receive events. Frank Filz believed that you had made a

Re: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Matt W. Benjamin
Hi Jeff, Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and perhaps receive events. Frank Filz believed that you had made a proposal which would cover this. Can you elaborate on that? Thanks, Matt -

Re: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Jeff, On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: > On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:47:07 +0200 > "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > >> [CC+= linux-nfs@] >> >> On 04/29/2014 10:38 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >> > Hi Jeff, >> > >> > I've been looking a bit at the fcntl()

Re: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Jeff Layton
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:47:07 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > [CC+= linux-nfs@] > > On 04/29/2014 10:38 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > > Hi Jeff, > > > > I've been looking a bit at the fcntl() documentation of traditional > > (F_SETLK) record locking, and a question just

Re: OFD ("file private") locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[CC+= linux-nfs@] On 04/29/2014 10:38 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > I've been looking a bit at the fcntl() documentation of traditional > (F_SETLK) record locking, and a question just jumped out at me. Is > it worth considering some future-proofing in the design of OFD

OFD ("file private") locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Jeff, I've been looking a bit at the fcntl() documentation of traditional (F_SETLK) record locking, and a question just jumped out at me. Is it worth considering some future-proofing in the design of OFD locks ("open file description locks", formerly known as "file-private locks")? What I

OFD (file private) locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Jeff, I've been looking a bit at the fcntl() documentation of traditional (F_SETLK) record locking, and a question just jumped out at me. Is it worth considering some future-proofing in the design of OFD locks (open file description locks, formerly known as file-private locks)? What I am

Re: OFD (file private) locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[CC+= linux-nfs@] On 04/29/2014 10:38 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Jeff, I've been looking a bit at the fcntl() documentation of traditional (F_SETLK) record locking, and a question just jumped out at me. Is it worth considering some future-proofing in the design of OFD locks

Re: OFD (file private) locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Jeff Layton
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:47:07 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: [CC+= linux-nfs@] On 04/29/2014 10:38 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Jeff, I've been looking a bit at the fcntl() documentation of traditional (F_SETLK) record locking, and a

Re: OFD (file private) locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Jeff, On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Jeff Layton jlay...@poochiereds.net wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:47:07 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: [CC+= linux-nfs@] On 04/29/2014 10:38 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Jeff, I've been looking a

Re: OFD (file private) locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Matt W. Benjamin
Hi Jeff, Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and perhaps receive events. Frank Filz believed that you had made a proposal which would cover this. Can you elaborate on that? Thanks, Matt -

Re: OFD (file private) locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Jeff Layton
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:40:08 -0400 (EDT) Matt W. Benjamin m...@linuxbox.com wrote: Hi Jeff, Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and perhaps receive events. Frank Filz believed that you had

RE: OFD (file private) locks and NFS

2014-04-29 Thread Frank Filz
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:40:08 -0400 (EDT) Matt W. Benjamin m...@linuxbox.com wrote: Hi Jeff, Something which came up on the last Ganesha conn call is that we have a pretty strong need for some ability to wait on a set of locks, and perhaps receive events. Frank Filz believed that you