[OpenAFS] openafs high availability problem

[sophana]

Derrick Brashear a =E9crit :
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>     I would be interrested in this patch. Thanks
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>     Isnt'it possible to add this feature as an option? (or at least a
>     compilation option)
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> Probably
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>     1 minute is really too long for a filesystem. Any user would say it=
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>     no more working.
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> 5 seconds is so short that on a WAN if you need to retransmit a single=20
> time (it's udp, remember) you're screwed.
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So short?
Do you know anyone waiting more than 5 seconds the file that he opened?

> Not all uses of AFS will be local.

Even on remote, 5 seconds is a lot.
The algorithm has to be re-thinked.