kern/50827: [kernel] [patch] new feature: add sane record locking

[Stephen Hurd]

Mark Linimon wrote:

>Mark as 'suspended' since this does not seem as though it is being
>actively worked on.
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Mostly because nobody is interested in picking it up... I use this patch 
regularly and haven't have it break on me.  Posting on -hackers got me 
referred to -standards, -standards wasn't interested because it's not 
standard (it's an extension).  So basically, nobody uses it, nobody is 
interested it, and I get the feeling it'll never be committed.

I've already gotten over my bitterness on the point, so if you want to 
mark it closed or whatever, that's fine... I don't plan on pursuing it 
any further as feature advocacy isn't a hobby of mine.

Referring it to whomever is going to be handling (or is handling?) the 
upcoming file locking overhaul would be nice.  flock() semantics with 
record locking is something that IMHO *nix desperately needs.