linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] AFS: Implement file locking

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Message-ID: <7957.1180224739@redhat.com>
Date:	Sun, 27 May 2007 01:12:19 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>
Cc:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>, akpm@...l.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] AFS: Implement file locking

Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com> wrote:

> I was actually under the impression that OpenAFS had support for byte- 
> range locking (as well as lock upgrade/downgrade);

As far as I know, there is no support for byte-range locking at all in the AFS
protocol itself.  The client can try to emulate byte-range locking locally,
but that's about it.

David
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