[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Commented: (JBAS-7851) Distributed locking API should indicate whether taking lock from another node was necessary

Distributed locking API should indicate whether taking lock from another node was necessary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBAS-7851 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBAS-7851 Project: JBoss Application Server Issue Type: Task Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: Clustering Reporter: Brian Stansberry Fix For: JBossAS-6.0.0.M4 Callers asking for a lock should be able to distinguish these cases: 1) Lock can't be obtained 2) Lock obtained, and node already held it. 3) Lock obtained, but the node had to make a group RPC to get it Purpose of this is to use condition 3) as a way to detect failover. Related to this, the API should also support creation of a new lock category such that the node immediately owns the lock with no group RPC.