Re: DirectoryStorage on NFS?
J C Lawrence <[email protected]>
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 08:29:21 +0000 Toby Dickenson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday 04 Nov 2004 00:59, J C Lawrence wrote: >> Will DirectoryStorage run correctly in a situation where the database >> is on an NFS mountpoint? > I dont see why it shouldnt work, but Im happy to admit to being an NFS > novice. Me also in this degree. > I *think* all directory operations are synchronous on NFS, so it > should be safe without that operation. The only thing that I'm absolutely certain on with regard to NFS is that the only operation which NFS guarantees to be atomic is creat(2). There are no guaranteed atomic operations under NFS prior to NFS v4. That translates to most directory semantics being synchronous, just not quite all. > Try this patch for now. If it works out we can create a configuration > file option. It works! -- J C Lawrence ---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. [email protected] He lived as a devil, eh? http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click