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.TH "LOCKS_MANDATORY_AREA" "9" "13 April 2004" "" ""

.SH NAME
locks_mandatory_area \- Check for a conflicting lock
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
int locks_mandatory_area  (int \fIread_write\fB, struct inode * \fIinode\fB, struct file * \fIfilp\fB, loff_t \fIoffset\fB, size_t \fIcount\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIread_write\fB\fR
FLOCK_VERIFY_WRITE for exclusive access, FLOCK_VERIFY_READ
for shared
.TP
\fB\fIinode\fB\fR
the file to check
.TP
\fB\fIfilp\fB\fR
how the file was opened (if it was)
.TP
\fB\fIoffset\fB\fR
start of area to check
.TP
\fB\fIcount\fB\fR
length of area to check
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Searches the inode's list of locks to find any POSIX locks which conflict.
This function is called from \fBlocks_verify_area\fR and
\fBlocks_verify_truncate\fR.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.1.