[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support
From: |
Samuel Thibault |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Jan 2015 01:37:12 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.21+34 (58baf7c9f32f) (2010-12-30) |
Hello,
Thanks for reviving this, it'll definitely be useful!
Svante Signell, le Thu 08 Jan 2015 12:28:05 +0100, a écrit :
> 1) l_pid of struct flock is not set. According to the manpage (and
> posix) the PID of the process blocking the lock should be reported. Can
> maybe be solved by a shared memory solution in glibc or as indicated in
> task 1022.
We can not trust a shared memory solution, we need an io_reidentify
round through the proc server.
> 2) fork(2) does not create a process without the locks set for the
> child.
> (This is probably the main cause tdbtorture in tdb does not work well
> with the current file record locking patches.)
I don't think tdbtorture forks with locks held: AIUI it just starts
several processes and let them play at will with locks, without creating
or terminating them.
Samuel
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, (continued)
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Svante Signell, 2015/01/08
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Samuel Thibault, 2015/01/08
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Svante Signell, 2015/01/09
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Justus Winter, 2015/01/09
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Svante Signell, 2015/01/09
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Samuel Thibault, 2015/01/19
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Svante Signell, 2015/01/09
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Justus Winter, 2015/01/09
- Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Svante Signell, 2015/01/22
Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support, Samuel Thibault, 2015/01/19
Re: [PATCH hurd 0/6] Add file record locking support,
Samuel Thibault <=