SYSCALL_DEFINE2 —
flock system call.
SYSCALL_DEFINE2 ( | flock, | |
| unsigned | int, | |
| fd, | ||
| unsigned | int, | |
cmd); |
flock-- undescribed --
int-- undescribed --
fdthe file descriptor to lock.
int-- undescribed --
cmdthe type of lock to apply.
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.