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SubjectRE: Postal 56% waits for flock_lock_file_wait
FromTrond Myklebust <>
DateSun, 01 Oct 2006 00:05:07 -0400
On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 21:26 +0400, Ananiev, Leonid I wrote:
> > On which filesystem were the above results obtained if it was not
> ext2?
> The default ext3 fs was used.
> 
> > All the above results are telling you is that your test involves
> several
> > processes contending for the same lock, and so all of them barring the
> > one process that actually holds the lock are idle.
> 
> Yes. It is  flock_lock_file_wait.

That is the function which causes the sleep, yes. So what is your gripe?
The kernel would appear to be doing exactly what is expected of it.

Trond

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