SYS_FLOCK

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NAME

sys_flock - flock system call.  

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

asmlinkage long sys_flock (unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd);  

ARGUMENTS

fd
the file descriptor to lock.
cmd
the type of lock to apply.
 

DESCRIPTION

Apply a FL_FLOCK style lock to an open file descriptor. The cmd can be one of

LOCK_SH -- a shared lock.

LOCK_EX -- an exclusive lock.

LOCK_UN -- remove an existing lock.

LOCK_MAND -- a `mandatory' flock. This exists to emulate Windows Share Modes.

LOCK_MAND can be combined with LOCK_READ or LOCK_WRITE to allow other processes read and write access respectively.


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
ARGUMENTS
DESCRIPTION

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