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# Witness Protocol Feature - Detailed Design Document

## 1. Overview

The SMB Witness Protocol enables rapid notification of resource changes in a clustered file server environment. It provides fast failover capabilities by allowing clients to register for notifications about server node availability, share movement, and other critical cluster events.

## 2. Protocol Specification Reference

- **MS-SWN**: Service Witness Protocol Specification

	strict bool   // Versions must match exactly, including all metadata.

	// Reusable slice for resolution
	candidates [][]xlMetaV2ShallowVersion
}

// resolve multiple entries.
// entries are resolved by majority, then if tied by mod-time and versions.
// Names must match on all entries in m.
func (m metaCacheEntries) resolve(r *metadataResolutionParams) (selected *metaCacheEntry, ok bool) {
	if len(m) == 0 {
		return nil, false
	}

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