From: Brantley Coile <brantley@coraid.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Do we have a catalog of 9P servers?
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:55:00 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <F66CBAA5-5398-403C-A556-EA753AF9FAAB@coraid.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9d18311cc0380c7f862a7f81c288a5fc@terzarima.net>
That explains why IBM's MVS didn't have locking at all. One would
conclude from that fact that locking isn't required to do even serious
business applications.
Brantley
On Nov 12, 2008, at 2:58 PM, Charles Forsyth wrote:
>> It's not POSIX byte-range
>> read- or write-locking per fcntl, but it's not clear to me how often
>> that's actually useful.
>
> they aren't. i wrote a paper about it many years ago, when helping
> to implement
> a database system. in short, you can't rely on them for either scale
> or properties,
> so in any serious application you'll do it yourself anyway.
>
>
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2008-11-07 21:51 Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-07 22:31 ` ron minnich
2008-11-07 23:19 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-07 23:45 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-07 23:51 ` ron minnich
2008-11-08 6:16 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-08 7:22 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2008-11-08 3:43 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-08 3:56 ` ron minnich
2008-11-08 4:29 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-08 11:39 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-07 22:37 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-07 22:38 ` C H Forsyth
2008-11-08 1:45 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-08 11:47 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-08 12:11 ` Francisco J Ballesteros
2008-11-08 15:58 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-08 17:21 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-08 18:27 ` Brantley Coile
2008-11-08 18:32 ` akumar
2008-11-08 18:44 ` Russ Cox
2008-11-08 23:56 ` LiteStar numnums
2008-11-08 19:15 ` John Barham
2008-11-08 22:16 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-08 23:11 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-08 23:37 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-09 11:26 ` Steve Simon
2008-11-10 5:50 ` Enrico Weigelt
2008-11-10 6:17 ` sqweek
2008-11-10 6:26 ` Enrico Weigelt
2008-11-10 10:00 ` Robert Raschke
2008-11-11 2:40 ` Enrico Weigelt
2008-11-11 2:53 ` sqweek
2008-11-10 22:46 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-10 22:54 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-10 5:26 ` Enrico Weigelt
2008-11-10 5:56 ` Anant Narayanan
2008-11-10 6:18 ` Enrico Weigelt
2008-11-10 12:11 ` Charles Forsyth
[not found] ` <4a3bd2fc8118cd88c5bd56605ba6d4e9@terzarima.net>
2008-11-11 2:23 ` Enrico Weigelt
2008-11-10 6:01 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-08 23:36 ` Mechiel Lukkien
2008-11-08 22:13 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-08 22:19 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-08 22:59 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-08 23:11 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-08 23:26 ` ron minnich
2008-11-09 1:12 ` Bakul Shah
2008-11-09 5:50 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-09 20:43 ` C H Forsyth
2008-11-09 22:13 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-09 22:21 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-10 21:56 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-10 22:28 ` Anant Narayanan
2008-11-10 23:38 ` C H Forsyth
2008-11-10 23:45 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-11 0:14 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-11 1:00 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-11 1:50 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-11 15:37 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-11 16:02 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-11 16:36 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-11 16:52 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-12 2:42 ` sqweek
2008-11-12 3:26 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-11 19:18 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-11 19:55 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-11 20:08 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-11 16:30 ` Uriel
2008-11-11 16:51 ` ron minnich
2008-11-11 17:01 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-11 17:54 ` sqweek
2008-11-11 19:46 ` ron minnich
2008-11-11 20:51 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-11 22:33 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-12 0:32 ` Eris Discordia
[not found] ` <D06FA45F8C3E658AA29EAAFD@192.168.1.2>
2008-11-12 4:40 ` sqweek
2008-11-11 19:54 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-12 2:11 ` sqweek
2008-11-12 2:44 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-12 3:51 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-12 14:29 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-12 14:48 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-12 4:58 ` ron minnich
2008-11-12 5:20 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-12 17:47 ` ron minnich
2008-11-12 19:00 ` Uriel
2008-11-12 19:13 ` geoff
2008-11-12 19:58 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-12 19:55 ` Brantley Coile [this message]
2008-11-12 21:08 ` Gorka Guardiola
2008-11-13 16:37 ` Dan Cross
2008-11-14 5:52 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-14 8:18 ` Steve Simon
2008-11-14 16:35 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-20 12:08 ` Dan Cross
2008-11-20 22:57 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-12 19:16 ` ron minnich
2008-11-12 19:31 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-12 21:20 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-12 3:40 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-11 0:19 ` ron minnich
2008-11-11 0:48 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-11 6:35 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-11 2:19 ` Enrico Weigelt
2008-11-11 2:32 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2008-11-11 6:54 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2008-11-11 8:45 ` Fco. J. Ballesteros
2008-11-11 15:28 ` hiro
2008-11-11 16:25 ` Gorka Guardiola
2008-11-12 1:55 ` Roman V. Shaposhnik
2008-11-12 2:48 ` sqweek
2008-11-09 6:12 erik quanstrom
2008-11-09 13:52 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-09 20:39 ` C H Forsyth
2008-11-09 21:57 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-12 4:50 erik quanstrom
[not found] <150a5464b8f389f1eb92ff001f7d391f@quanstro.net>
2008-11-12 5:17 ` sqweek
2008-11-12 5:22 erik quanstrom
[not found] <ba5c9f8b914dc6c6d0b4f533d681cda2@quanstro.net>
2008-11-12 5:52 ` sqweek
2008-11-12 13:23 Eris Discordia
2008-11-12 14:02 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-12 19:08 erik quanstrom
2008-11-12 21:19 Eris Discordia
2008-11-12 23:11 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-12 23:51 ` Bruce Ellis
2008-11-13 0:35 ` akumar
2008-11-13 11:58 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-13 14:17 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-13 16:22 ` Iruata Souza
2008-11-13 14:25 gdiaz
2008-11-14 16:43 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-14 17:00 ` erik quanstrom
[not found] <7D122EF9133395AC4DEA0396@192.168.1.2>
2008-11-13 16:55 ` sqweek
2008-11-13 17:28 ` Brian L. Stuart
2008-11-15 4:12 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-14 16:39 Eris Discordia
2008-11-14 17:29 Eris Discordia
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2008-11-14 18:21 ` Tom Lieber
2008-11-14 18:59 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-16 2:45 ` sqweek
2008-11-15 11:21 Eris Discordia
2008-11-15 13:38 ` Gabriel Diaz Lopez de la Llave
2008-11-15 15:30 ` hiro
2008-11-15 20:01 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-15 22:13 ` Micah Stetson
2008-11-16 5:47 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-16 19:36 ` Micah Stetson
2008-11-16 6:27 ` Eris Discordia
[not found] ` <1282469A8843837F996E64E1@192.168.1.2>
2008-11-16 6:57 ` andrey mirtchovski
2008-11-16 11:45 ` Eris Discordia
[not found] ` <D6FDC9E2D78F88C07963DBE5@192.168.1.2>
2008-11-16 12:49 ` hiro
2008-11-16 16:15 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-16 17:38 ` lucio
2008-11-16 13:25 ` Uriel
2008-11-16 19:46 ` Micah Stetson
2008-11-16 21:24 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-16 21:52 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-19 1:59 ` Nathaniel W Filardo
2008-11-20 2:35 ` erik quanstrom
[not found] ` <D0E4FEAEC0D3FD307DE41383@192.168.1.2>
2008-11-17 5:12 ` Micah Stetson
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2008-11-15 11:49 ` Sergey Zhilkin
2008-11-16 4:31 ` Iruata Souza
2008-11-15 22:07 Eris Discordia
2008-11-16 5:27 ` Roman Shaposhnik
2008-11-16 6:19 ` Eris Discordia
[not found] <906EC091083FF0C3C35F51A9@192.168.1.2>
2008-11-16 0:15 ` Felipe Bichued
2008-11-16 7:24 Eris Discordia
2008-11-17 10:20 ` Dave Eckhardt
2008-11-17 14:01 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-17 16:50 ` Dave Eckhardt
2008-11-17 19:45 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-16 11:39 Eris Discordia
[not found] <96BA4878DB039F3DAE38CCF2@192.168.1.2>
2008-11-16 15:09 ` sqweek
2008-11-16 17:41 ` Charles Forsyth
2008-11-16 16:58 Eris Discordia
2008-11-16 17:17 ` erik quanstrom
2008-11-16 18:01 ` ron minnich
2008-11-16 17:19 Eris Discordia
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2008-11-16 18:30 Eris Discordia
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2008-11-19 18:31 Eris Discordia
2008-11-19 20:08 ` Anant Narayanan
2008-11-20 0:00 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-20 4:55 ` blstuart
2008-11-20 7:44 ` Eris Discordia
2008-11-20 17:34 ` Brian L. Stuart
2008-11-20 18:30 ` akumar
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2008-11-20 19:20 ` Brian L. Stuart
2008-11-20 21:35 Eris Discordia
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