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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: scheduler.cpp fixes & kdirlister.cpp changes
From:       Laurence Anderson <l.d.anderson () warwick ! ac ! uk>
Date:       2002-08-23 20:55:41
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Waldo Bastian wrote:
>> An Idea:
>>
>> Extra field in .protocol file: fileOrientated=1 (or something like that)
>> with the corresponding property in ProtocolInfo. If this property is true
>> in a call to startJobDirect or startJobScheduled every slave of that
>> protocol has a DCOP call to checkURL, if this URL contains the archive
>> that slave is working on the call returns true, so the Job is scheduled
>> for that slave.
> 
> You basically want a hard-guarantee that there is only one slave that
> works on a certain path at the time?

Like /home/laurence/test.zip/dir/ and /home/laurence/test.zip/info.txt 
should use the same slave.

> I guess that's possible with some scheduler / klauncher / dcop glue but we
> will then need to keep track of the slave more closely than we currently
> do. I have to think a bit how to do to that reliably.

I'd be grateful for any help!

Laurence
 
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