RE: Atomic operations - Comments Please

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From: Carl Beame (beame@mail1.tinet.ie)
Date: 07/16/98-12:19:36 PM Z


From: Carl Beame <beame@mail1.tinet.ie>
Subject: RE: Atomic operations - Comments Please
Message-Id: <1998Jul16.182300+0100@games>
Date: 16 Jul 1998 18:19:36 +0100

On Thu Jul 16 17:45:36 1998, Boris Z. wrote:
> Is BEGIN/END ATOMIC an attempt to add server based transaction 
> atomicity to compound requests? 
> If it just an isolation of client requests, how is it different from
> adding 
> "NLM_SHARE(?, DENY_RW),?, restore Share level" to a compound request?
> 
> 
NLM_SHARE is used by PC clients to perform a very specific SHARE
request which is in force over the lifetime that the client has a file
open. What I am suggesting is a way to allow a compound request to be
atomic with having to assume that for all compound requests. The
second option of the MUTEX is a more cooperative and very specific
method which would be less of a burden then the ATOMIC operator.

- Carl


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