diff --git a/SOURCES/0131-flock-zero-timeout-is-valid.patch b/SOURCES/0131-flock-zero-timeout-is-valid.patch new file mode 100644 index 00000000..96adb751 --- /dev/null +++ b/SOURCES/0131-flock-zero-timeout-is-valid.patch @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +From 31568ef6a91b0f441c64fe79f7fa94a32be4dc97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: Karel Zak +Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 12:12:39 +0200 +Subject: [PATCH 131/135] flock: zero timeout is valid + +This patch reverts Sami's "timeout cannot be zero", introduced +in commit 605325b23b36238c8f3ae165e37cab9064553cf7. + +The --timeout 0 has been originally interpreted as --nonblock. The +patch also add hint about this behavior to the man page. + +Upstream: http://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/c4604c38b503c8c46e50fc2048ebbcbcfcad3802 +Addresses: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1455398 +Signed-off-by: Karel Zak +--- + sys-utils/flock.1 | 4 +++- + sys-utils/flock.c | 2 -- + 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) + +diff --git a/sys-utils/flock.1 b/sys-utils/flock.1 +index b28526f69..d5e85e082 100644 +--- a/sys-utils/flock.1 ++++ b/sys-utils/flock.1 +@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ Fail if the lock cannot be acquired within + Decimal fractional values are allowed. + See the + .I \-E +-option for the exit code used. ++option for the exit code used. The zero number of ++.IR seconds ++is interpreted as \fB\-\-nonblock\fR. + .TP + \fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-close\fP + Close the file descriptor on which the lock is held before executing +diff --git a/sys-utils/flock.c b/sys-utils/flock.c +index 18625a029..7dad46af0 100644 +--- a/sys-utils/flock.c ++++ b/sys-utils/flock.c +@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) + have_timeout = 1; + strtotimeval_or_err(optarg, &timeout.it_value, + _("invalid timeout value")); +- if (timeout.it_value.tv_sec + timeout.it_value.tv_usec == 0) +- errx(EX_USAGE, _("timeout cannot be zero")); + break; + case 'E': + conflict_exit_code = strtos32_or_err(optarg, +-- +2.13.6