Gfarm 2.7.9 released

Hi all,

We are pleased to announce the release of

* Gfarm file system version 2.7.9
* Gfarm file system version 2.6.24

http://sourceforge.net/projects/gfarm/

This release includes useful updates and bug fixes.

We recommend for all users to upgrade to this version.

Release note for Gfarm 2.7.9
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[2018.1.16]

Updated feature
* gfmd – improve response time during replica check when enabling
replica info. By default, use a ticket lock for FIFO thread
scheduling instead of a stock mutex lock.

Bug fix
* replica check does not honor directory quota
* fix deadlock or segfault when reading files using InfiniBand RDMA if
reconnection happens

Release note for Gfarm 2.6.24
=============================

[2018.1.16]

Updated feature
* gfmd – improve response time during replica check when enabling
replica info. By default, use a ticket lock for FIFO thread
scheduling instead of a stock mutex lock.