Re: [OpenAFS] Opening files read-only when another process has a write-lock

2011-03-18 Thread Jeffrey Altman
On 3/18/2011 12:20 PM, Thomas Smith wrote: > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Jeffrey Altman > wrote: >> We are all looking forward to the day that the byte-range lock >> implementation you have been working on can be merged into the tree. > > Is there an estimate as to when this may occur? I am

Re: [OpenAFS] Opening files read-only when another process has a write-lock

2011-03-18 Thread Thomas Smith
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Jeffrey Altman wrote: > We are all looking forward to the day that the byte-range lock > implementation you have been working on can be merged into the tree. Is there an estimate as to when this may occur? ___ OpenAFS-in

Re: [OpenAFS] Opening files read-only when another process has a write-lock

2011-03-18 Thread Jeffrey Altman
On 3/18/2011 9:48 AM, Matt W. Benjamin wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > Mandatory enforcement is the defined behavior for byte-range locks on > Windows. Since you are testing on Windows, you are seeing the Windows > behavior. The same lock would be interpreted as advisory on a Unix client. > > Matt W

Re: [OpenAFS] Opening files read-only when another process has a write-lock

2011-03-18 Thread Jeffrey Altman
On 3/18/2011 9:29 AM, Thomas Smith wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to open files read-only when another process has a > write-lock? I found the following information regarding 1.5.20. > > http://dl.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.5.20/winxp/relnotes.htm The release notes for the version of the Open

Re: [OpenAFS] Opening files read-only when another process has a write-lock

2011-03-18 Thread Matt W. Benjamin
Hi Thomas, Mandatory enforcement is the defined behavior for byte-range locks on Windows. Since you are testing on Windows, you are seeing the Windows behavior. The same lock would be interpreted as advisory on a Unix client. Matt - "Thomas Smith" wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to op

[OpenAFS] Opening files read-only when another process has a write-lock

2011-03-18 Thread Thomas Smith
Hi, Is it possible to open files read-only when another process has a write-lock? I found the following information regarding 1.5.20. http://dl.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.5.20/winxp/relnotes.htm Many applications on Windows (e.g. Microsoft Office) require the use of byte range locks