Description of problem: we need a feature which reduces the number of network round trips. One way is to take full locks on file/directory and delay their unlock so that next modification operations can reuse them without going over network. Note: The design may change as it is under discussion on #gluster-dev with xavi and Krutika. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
EC also already has eager-lock, so it doesn't make much sense to implement this feature now.