chris@ec.uwa.oz.au (Christoph Uloth) (06/12/91)
One of the staff here was asking me regards how NFS
handles file locking that is initiated by s/w on a
file on a PC-NFS disk (via interupt 5c?) Does anyone
know where I look for information regards this?
tia
chris
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vgeoff@bodleian.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top) (06/13/91)
Quoth chris@ec.uwa.oz.au (Christoph Uloth) (in <1991Jun12.074204.11141@uniwa.uwa.oz>): #One of the staff here was asking me regards how NFS #handles file locking that is initiated by s/w on a #file on a PC-NFS disk (via interupt 5c?) Does anyone #know where I look for information regards this? When a PC application performs file locking operations using the int21 function 5C (NOT interrupt 5C), PC-NFS implements the operation by issuing RPCs to the rpc.lockd daemon on the NFS server. The best description of how all this works is in the X/Open "(PC)NFS Developer's Specification", which is obtainable from X/Open Company in the UK, US, and Japan. (Contact X/Open for local distribution arrangements in Australia.) Disclaimer: I was on the team that wrote the book (but I don't get any royalties!). Geoff --Geoff Arnold, PC-NFS architect(geoff@East.Sun.COM or geoff.arnold@Sun.COM)-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Sun Technology Enterprises : PC Networking group -- -- (officially from July 1, but effectively in place right now) --