[PVFS-users] query

[Rob Ross]

Additionally the open connection is used to track open files -- when the 
connection is closed, the mgr can safely assume that the file is no longer 
in use.

Rob

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004, Nathan Poznick wrote:

> Thus spake Mahesh Salunkhe:
> > Hello!
> >   why is the socket of every request from a client 
> > kept open(by the manager ) after serving the request ?
> 
> There is an overhead involved in creating an initial connection, and
> clients are not typically transient.  Thus, it makes sense to leave the
> connection open unless otherwise closed.