open request in step 264 and receives in response the same contents in step 266 there is now a race between client a and client b client a needs to perform a commit because the file object contents as a given are in the correct configuration for client a client b needs to perform a lock on the file object to adjust the file object 39 s contents in this diagram client b wins the race and performs a lockunlesscommitted operation in step 268 for which a successful reply is sent to client b in step 270 meanwhile client a requests a commitifuncommitted operation in step 272 and waits for the reply the request is held by the disk process because of the lock obtained by client b on the file object which delays the state value of the file object from being available to other client processes as mentioned above client b performed a lockunlesscommitted operation in step 268 the disk process replied with a grant of the lock in step 270 and client b then responded with a setinconsistent message in step 276 back to the disk process at this point client b has exclusive ownership of the file object and is free to adjust the contents of the file object in step 278 to meet its operating conditions following adjustments to the file object 39 s contents client b performs a commitandunlock operation in step 280 once the file object is unlocked by client b the disk process.