[Gluster-devel] Client side AFR race conditions?
Amar S. Tumballi
amar at zresearch.com
Sat May 3 00:43:02 UTC 2008
>
> In fact, I really should extend the question and ask,
> how does AFR handle locking? Does it ensure that all
> subvolumes are locked? I assume it does, but the next
> question is, what does it do about potential infinite
> locks if clients die? Does is detect a downed client
> and release the lock?
>
Yes, it releases the lock after detecting the client has disconnected.
Its a must for even 1:1 (ie, NFS like) configuration.
Regards,
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Amar Tumballi
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