RE: Alternative locking proposal

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From: David Robinson (robinson@jetsun.eng.sun.com)
Date: 08/25/98-10:31:47 AM Z 

Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 08:31:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Robinson <robinson@jetsun.eng.sun.com>
Message-Id: <199808251531.IAA16037@jetsun.eng.sun.com>
Subject: RE: Alternative locking proposal


>When does the SHARE expire?
>
>Will there be a matching UNSHARE (or CLOSE) call?
>
>What happens if the client dies before doing the UNSHARE?

SHARE's must be explicitly UNSHAREd, but SHAREs will have leases like
regular locks to handle crash detection.  I proposed an UNSHARE, but
if we do an "OPEN" the logical counterpart will be CLOSE.

	-David

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