[Linux-cluster] practial dlm usage inquiry

[Jeff Sturm]

Nathan,
 
I believe it's possible to use DLM as a general-purpose lock manager.
You may find the following helpful:
 
http://people.redhat.com/ccaulfie/docs/rhdlmbook.pdf
 
Jeff


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[mailto:linux-cluster-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Nathan Nobbe
	Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 5:56 PM
	To: linux-cluster at redhat.com
	Subject: [Linux-cluster] practial dlm usage inquiry
	
	
	hi all,
	
	my first post on this list.  say, ive been checking out dlm a
little bit lately.  we are trying to build (or leverage) a distributed
lock to manage access to files mounted via nfs.  some of the folks here
are telling me that dlm is not suitable for this, however, my suspicion
is that the dlm is independent of a filesystem.  is this accurate?  for
example i imagine the code could ask for a lock on a given resource, and
then if it acquires a write lock, modify the file.  am i way off base
here?  just trying to get my footing before investing too much time in
the wrong approach...
	
	tia,
	
	-nathan
	

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