Subject: Re: mount_mfs (with mount_null) won't reclaim space
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/19/2002 09:36:30
> 
> Years ago, Perry bugged me for a document on the vnode locking protocol. I
> probably should do it. :-)

Is there any info lurking on what the vnode 'lock' actually covers?

I've a layered fs (that doesn't require any external support) I
keep thinking of porting to netbsd (from SVR4MP).  It basically
works by keeping reference counts on the lower vnodes - but SVR4
only locks vnodes during read and write.

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk