Re: [ldapext] nfsv4 vs the ldap consistency model

[Howard Chu <hyc@highlandsun.com>]

Leif Johansson wrote:
> So I had a talk with the nfsv4 wg today (and on their list earlier). The are
> trying to build AFS-style volume location for NFS using LDAP and I think they
> may have a problem with the LDAP consistency model: i.e "eventually
> consistent" for a couple of their usecases.
>
> I won't go into details unless people particularly care but I think we may
> need an I-D (something for a bof in SF perhaps) describing a control which
> asks for the result of an update operation to be  delayed until a certain
> criterion (eg in the form of a compare condition) is fulfilled on all
> "slaves". Implementation details would differ depending on the precise
> way replication is done for that vendor.
>
> Does that sound like something you would
>
> a) barf at
> b) laugh at
> c) ignore
> d) review given that someone wrote it up?

Sounds like what's really wanted is a distributed transaction. Why not just 
call it that?

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