Re: Locking proposal: The update-and-lock model

Except for a couple of details, what you describe is exactly what we're
working on.

Stein Roger Skafløtten wrote:

> Please consider the update-and-lock model outlined below. In essence,
> this approach treats “lock” as a special kind of update and “unlock”
> as a special kind of commit.
>
I'm not sure why this would be useful. It only adds a shortcut to
existing functionalty.

> LEASES

Since we'll allow breaking of locks, the argument that "people forget
stuff" isn't strong enough, IMHO. Lock leases are good for applications
where a client can't break (or "steal") a lock. That's not the case here.

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Brane Čibej   <brane_at_xbc.nu>   http://www.xbc.nu/brane/
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