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Re: [PATCH] FUSE: add the async option for the flush/release operation

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On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 5:26 AM, Enke Chen <enkechen@cisco.com> wrote:
> Hi, Miklos:
>
> This patch adds the async option for the flush/release operation in FUSE.
>
> The async flush/release option allows a FUSE-based application to be terminated
> without being blocked in the flush/release operation even in the presence of
> complex external interactions. In addition, the async operation can be more
> efficient when a large number of fuse-based files is involved.
>
> ---
> Deadlock Example:
>
>     Process A is a multi-threaded application that interacts with Process B,
>     a FUSE-server.
>
>
>                UNIX-domain socket
>     App (A)  -----------------------  FUSE-server (B)
>        |                                   |
>        |                                   |
>        |                                   |
>        +-----------------------------------+
>                open/flush/release

Why would the fuse server want to communicate with the app (using
other than the filesystem)?

Thanks,
Miklos

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[PATCH] FUSE: add the async option for the flush/release operation Enke Chen <enkechen@cisco.com> - 2016-08-10 05:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] FUSE: add the async option for the flush/release  operation Enke Chen <enkechen@cisco.com> - 2016-08-10 21:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] FUSE: add the async option for the flush/release operation Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu> - 2016-08-15 11:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] FUSE: add the async option for the flush/release  operation Enke Chen <enkechen@cisco.com> - 2016-08-16 22:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] FUSE: add the async option for the flush/release operation Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu> - 2016-08-10 22:20 +0200

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