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> Julie wrote:
> > Both of the file-based mechanisms can fail if the two
> > processes are pounding on a non-local filesystem.
> >
> > They also tend to be DOG SLOW.
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> Agreed. The "semaphore" is the way to go.
>
> Of course unless you're trying to synchronize across multiple systems it
> wouldn't make sense to put the above files on say an NFS mounted
On a diskless workstation, the only alternative is to use a RAM disk.
I hate RAM disks; it was a very good idea back in the days of DOS; on OS/2
I used a virtual floppy that was a 1.4 Mb RAM disk, but Linux addresses
that particular problem better.
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