[Reproducible-commits] [disorderfs] 03/06: Document --share-locks in man page

Andrew Ayer agwa at andrewayer.name
Sun Oct 18 03:00:23 UTC 2015


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commit dc5f2220fbf76a1ef43c465690d81d0636cced4f
Author: Andrew Ayer <agwa at andrewayer.name>
Date:   Sun Sep 27 15:36:05 2015 -0700

    Document --share-locks in man page
---
 disorderfs.1.txt | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/disorderfs.1.txt b/disorderfs.1.txt
index f1d412c..a38e41c 100644
--- a/disorderfs.1.txt
+++ b/disorderfs.1.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ Options specific to *disorderfs*:
 *--pad-blocks='N'*::
   Add 'N' to the st_blocks field in struct stat(2) (default: 1).
 
+*--share-locks=yes|no*::
+  Whether or not to share locks between disorderfs and the underlying
+  filesystem (default: no).  When this option is enabled, locks created on the
+  underlying filesystem are visible within disorderfs, and vice-versa.
+  When this option is disabled, locks still work within disorderfs, but
+  if one process accesses the underlying filesystem directly, and another
+  process accesses through disorderfs, they won't see each others' locks.
+  +
+  Lock sharing is currently buggy, so it is disabled by default.
+
 *--help*, *-h*::
   Display help.
 
@@ -66,6 +76,9 @@ BUGS
 'ROOTDIR' must be specified as an absolute path ('MOUNTPOINT' may be
 absolute or relative).
 
+*--share-locks=yes* is currently buggy: programs may report that a
+file is locked when it really isn't.
+
 
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