[PATCH][SAMBA3] use implicit oplocks to allow write caching

James Peach jpeach at samba.org
Thu Mar 23 00:43:09 GMT 2006


On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 16:23 -0800, Jeremy Allison wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 11:35:19AM +1100, James Peach wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > The attached patch introduces a new IMPLICIT_OPLOCK modifier to standard
> > exclusive oplocks. The purpose of this is to allow write caching support
> > in the presence of CIFS clients that do not use oplocks.
> > 
> > An implicit oplock is an exclusive oplock that is taken without the
> > knowledge of the CIFS client. This means that when the oplock is broken,
> > the client must not be notified. Other than that, there is no change to
> > either the oplock implementation or semantics.
> > 
> > Any a write cache that was established while an exclusive oplock was
> > if force is removed once the oplock is broken.
> > 
> > Jeremy and Volker, can you please cast an eye over this?
> 
> Ok, don't check this in yet please. I need to look over the implications
> of adding a new type flag into the share mode db. The last oplock logic
> bug was due to all possible type flags not being checked, so I really
> want to invesitgate all the places we go over the entries first.
> 
> Give me a few days....

No problemo

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James Peach | jpeach at samba.org



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