1 /* Copyright (C) 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
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10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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16 see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
19 #include <sys/types.h>
25 /* lockf is a simplified interface to fcntl's locking facilities. */
27 int lockf (int fd, int cmd, off_t len)
31 memset ((char *) &fl, '\0', sizeof (fl));
33 /* lockf is always relative to the current file position. */
34 fl.l_whence = SEEK_CUR;
41 /* Test the lock: return 0 if FD is unlocked or locked by this process;
42 return -1, set errno to EACCES, if another process holds the lock. */
44 if (fcntl (fd, F_GETLK, &fl) < 0)
46 if (fl.l_type == F_UNLCK || fl.l_pid == getpid ())
69 return fcntl(fd, cmd, &fl);
71 libc_hidden_def(lockf)