<samba:parameter name="oplock contention limit" context="S" type="integer" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> <para> This is a <emphasis>very</emphasis> advanced <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> tuning option to improve the efficiency of the granting of oplocks under multiple client contention for the same file. </para> <para> In brief it specifies a number, which causes <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>not to grant an oplock even when requested if the approximate number of clients contending for an oplock on the same file goes over this limit. This causes <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> to behave in a similar way to Windows NT. </para> <warning><para> DO NOT CHANGE THIS PARAMETER UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE SAMBA OPLOCK CODE. </para></warning> </description> <value type="default">2</value> </samba:parameter>