Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:24:25 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@ns.aus.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: File locking, closes and performance in a distributed filesystemenv Message-ID: <20020515062425.GD1585@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <3CE1F8E2.868B2965@mindspring.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0205151117270.5078-100000@ns.aus.com> <3CE1F8E2.868B2965@mindspring.com>
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* Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> [020514 22:58] wrote: > Richard Sharpe wrote: > > Hmmm, I wasn't very clear ... > > > > What I am proposing is a 'simple' fix that simply changes > > > > p->p_flag |= P_ADVLOCK; > > > > to > > > > fp->l_flag |= P_ADVLOCK; As Terry stated you can't do that, however you could cache that the VNODE has a lock, that would reduce the requirement for calling the ADVLOCK VOP. -- -Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org] 'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology," start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.' Tax deductible donations for FreeBSD: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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