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Wouldn't a database give you better consistency guarantees in that case? NFS locking semantics are a lot more complicated than just a `SELECT .. FOR UPDATE`
by atherton94027 10mo ago
Wouldn't a database give you better consistency guarantees in that case? NFS locking semantics are a lot more complicated than just a `SELECT .. FOR UPDATE`
- cluckindan 10mo agoSure, but that would require a separate database for this one use case. Mixing infra concerns into an app db doesn’t sound kosher, either, and a shared volume is already available. Seems easier to have a managed lockfile for each process, diligently checking that the lock has actually been acquired. Performance is not a concern anyway, as long as acquire takes just a few ms we’re golden. FWIW, it’s not NFS.