@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ unable_to_lock_die::
Emit an appropriate error message and `die()`.
Emit an appropriate error message and `die()`.
Similarly, `commit_lock_file` and `close_lock_file` return 0 on
success. On failure they set `errno` appropriately, do their best to
roll back the lockfile, and return -1.
Flags
Flags
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@ -144,18 +148,22 @@ commit_lock_file::
Take a pointer to the `struct lock_file` initialized with an
Take a pointer to the `struct lock_file` initialized with an
earlier call to `hold_lock_file_for_update` or
earlier call to `hold_lock_file_for_update` or
`hold_lock_file_for_append`, close the file descriptor and
`hold_lock_file_for_append`, close the file descriptor, and
rename the lockfile to its final destination. Return 0 upon
rename the lockfile to its final destination. Return 0 upon
success or a negative value on failure to `close(2)` or
success. On failure, roll back the lock file and return -1,
`rename(2)`. It is a bug to call `commit_lock_file()` for a
with `errno` set to the value from the failing call to
`lock_file` object that is not currently locked.
`close(2)` or `rename(2)`. It is a bug to call
`commit_lock_file` for a `lock_file` object that is not
currently locked.
rollback_lock_file::
rollback_lock_file::
Take a pointer to the `struct lock_file` initialized with an
Take a pointer to the `struct lock_file` initialized with an
earlier call to `hold_lock_file_for_update` or
earlier call to `hold_lock_file_for_update` or
`hold_lock_file_for_append`, close the file descriptor and
`hold_lock_file_for_append`, close the file descriptor and
remove the lockfile.
remove the lockfile. It is a NOOP to call
`rollback_lock_file()` for a `lock_file` object that has
already been committed or rolled back.
close_lock_file::
close_lock_file::
@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ close_lock_file::
earlier call to `hold_lock_file_for_update` or
earlier call to `hold_lock_file_for_update` or
`hold_lock_file_for_append`, and close the file descriptor.
`hold_lock_file_for_append`, and close the file descriptor.
Return 0 upon success. On failure to `close(2)`, return a
Return 0 upon success. On failure to `close(2)`, return a
negative value and rollback the lock file. Usually
negative value and roll back the lock file. Usually
`commit_lock_file` or `rollback_lock_file` should eventually
`commit_lock_file` or `rollback_lock_file` should eventually
be called if `close_lock_file` succeeds.
be called if `close_lock_file` succeeds.