Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/29/2014 01:34 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: > On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:53:40 +0200 > "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > >> On 04/29/2014 11:24 AM, NeilBrown wrote: >>> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" >>> wrote: >>> On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote:

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Jeff Layton
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:53:40 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > On 04/29/2014 11:24 AM, NeilBrown wrote: > > On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" > > wrote: > > > >> On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: > >>> On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 "Michael

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/29/2014 11:24 AM, NeilBrown wrote: > On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" > wrote: > >> On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: >>> On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" >>> wrote: >>> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread NeilBrown
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" > > wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown wrote: > >>> On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: > On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" > wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown wrote: >>> On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" >>> wrote: >>> [Trimming some folk from CC, and

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown ne...@suse.de wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread NeilBrown
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown ne...@suse.de

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/29/2014 11:24 AM, NeilBrown wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 27, 2014

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Jeff Layton
On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:53:40 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/29/2014 11:24 AM, NeilBrown wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/27/2014 11:28 PM, NeilBrown wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/29/2014 01:34 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:53:40 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/29/2014 11:24 AM, NeilBrown wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:16 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/27/2014 11:28

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread NeilBrown
On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" > > wrote: > > > >> [Trimming some folk from CC, and adding various NFS people] > >> > >> On

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown wrote: > On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" > wrote: > >> [Trimming some folk from CC, and adding various NFS people] >> >> On 04/27/2014 06:51 AM, NeilBrown wrote: >> >> [...] >> >> > Note to Michael: The text >> >

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread NeilBrown
On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > [Trimming some folk from CC, and adding various NFS people] > > On 04/27/2014 06:51 AM, NeilBrown wrote: > > [...] > > > Note to Michael: The text > >flock() does not lock files over NFS. > > in flock(2) is no

flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[Trimming some folk from CC, and adding various NFS people] On 04/27/2014 06:51 AM, NeilBrown wrote: [...] > Note to Michael: The text >flock() does not lock files over NFS. > in flock(2) is no longer accurate. The reality is ... complex. > See nfs(5), and search for "local_lock". Ahhh --

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread NeilBrown
On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:11:33 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown ne...@suse.de wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: [Trimming some folk from CC, and

flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[Trimming some folk from CC, and adding various NFS people] On 04/27/2014 06:51 AM, NeilBrown wrote: [...] Note to Michael: The text flock() does not lock files over NFS. in flock(2) is no longer accurate. The reality is ... complex. See nfs(5), and search for local_lock. Ahhh -- I

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread NeilBrown
On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: [Trimming some folk from CC, and adding various NFS people] On 04/27/2014 06:51 AM, NeilBrown wrote: [...] Note to Michael: The text flock() does not lock files over NFS. in flock(2) is

Re: flock() and NFS [Was: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description locks]

2014-04-27 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, NeilBrown ne...@suse.de wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:16:02 +0200 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) mtk.manpa...@gmail.com wrote: [Trimming some folk from CC, and adding various NFS people] On 04/27/2014 06:51 AM, NeilBrown wrote: [...] Note to Michael: The