[Lustre-discuss] What does ldlm AST mean?

[Johann Lombardi]

Hi,

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 12:50:45PM +0800, 李希 wrote:
> When I was reading source codes of ldlm, the term "AST" puzzled me. I think
> it means callback, but what is its full name?

Yes, AST (Asynchronous System Trap) means callback. Lustre borrowed this acronym from the VAX Clusters DLM.

Cheers,
Johann
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