althonos/fs.sshfs

fs.sshfs not threadsafe?

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#17 opened on Jul 23, 2018

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Description

When I try to make multiple calls to fs.open in a ThreadPoolExecutor my program hangs :(

Is fs.sshfs expected to be threadsafe? Is this a known issue?

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Check if paramiko connections are used concurrently without locks. Look at the fs.sshfs source for shared state that may cause deadlocks.
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python
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