ipc_lock.h

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#ifndef IPC_LOCK_H__
#define IPC_LOCK_H__

struct ipc_lock {
	int is_held;	/* internal */
	const char *filename;	/* provided by the developer */
	int fd;		/* internal */
};

/* don't use C99 initializers here, so this can be used in C++ code */
#define LOCKFILE_INIT(lockfile) \
	{ \
		0,		/* is_held */	\
		lockfile,	/* filename */	\
		-1,		/* fd */	\
	}

/*
 * acquire_lock: acquire a lock
 *
 * timeout <0 = no timeout (try forever)
 * timeout 0  = do not wait (return immediately)
 * timeout >0 = wait up to $timeout milliseconds (subject to kernel scheduling)
 *
 * return 0   = lock acquired
 * return >0  = lock was already held
 * return <0  = failed to acquire lock
 */
extern int acquire_lock(struct ipc_lock *lock, int timeout_msecs);

/*
 * release_lock: release a lock
 *
 * returns 0 if lock was released successfully
 * returns -1 if lock had not been held before the call
 */
extern int release_lock(struct ipc_lock *lock);

#endif /* IPC_LOCK_H__ */