1 <samba:parameter name="level2 oplocks"
4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
6 <para>This parameter controls whether Samba supports
7 level2 (read-only) oplocks on a share.</para>
9 <para>Level2, or read-only oplocks allow Windows NT clients
10 that have an oplock on a file to downgrade from a read-write oplock
11 to a read-only oplock once a second client opens the file (instead
12 of releasing all oplocks on a second open, as in traditional,
13 exclusive oplocks). This allows all openers of the file that
14 support level2 oplocks to cache the file for read-ahead only (ie.
15 they may not cache writes or lock requests) and increases performance
16 for many accesses of files that are not commonly written (such as
17 application .EXE files).</para>
19 <para>Once one of the clients which have a read-only oplock
20 writes to the file all clients are notified (no reply is needed
21 or waited for) and told to break their oplocks to "none" and
22 delete any read-ahead caches.</para>
24 <para>It is recommended that this parameter be turned on to
25 speed access to shared executables.</para>
27 <para>For more discussions on level2 oplocks see the CIFS spec.</para>
30 Currently, if <smbconfoption name="kernel oplocks"/> are supported then
31 level2 oplocks are not granted (even if this parameter is set to
32 <constant>yes</constant>). Note also, the <smbconfoption name="oplocks"/>
33 parameter must be set to <constant>yes</constant> on this share in order for
34 this parameter to have any effect.</para>
37 <related>oplocks</related>
38 <related>kernel oplocks</related>
39 <value type="default">yes</value>