Re: Mandatory locking?

[Daniel C. Sobral]

Christopher Masto wrote:
> 
> Exactly.  You said that mandatory locking means that user A's correct
> use of locking means that user B doesn't have to be careful.  That's
> not the case, since A can step in between B's read and write.  A's
> mandatory lock doesn't help.
> 
> I don't see the use for it.

:-)

The thing is SO obviously flawed, that I wonder how many marketoid
drones it took to make sensible people think it is actually useful.
:-)

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