NetBSD/gnu/dist/postfix/global/deliver_flock.c

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/* NAME
/* deliver_flock 3
/* SUMMARY
/* lock open file for mail delivery
/* SYNOPSIS
/* #include <deliver_flock.h>
/*
/* int deliver_flock(fd, why)
/* int fd;
/* VSTRING *why;
/* DESCRIPTION
/* deliver_flock() sets one exclusive kernel lock on an open file
/* for the purpose of mail delivery. It attempts to acquire
/* the exclusive lock several times before giving up.
/*
/* Arguments:
/* .IP fd
/* A file descriptor that is associated with an open file.
/* .IP why
/* A null pointer, or storage for diagnostics.
/* DIAGNOSTICS
/* deliver_flock() returns -1 in case of problems, 0 in case
/* of success. The reason for failure is returned via the \fIwhy\fR
/* parameter.
/* CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
/* deliver_lock_attempts, number of locking attempts
/* deliver_lock_delay, time in seconds between attempts
/* sun_mailtool_compatibility, disable kernel locking
/* LICENSE
/* .ad
/* .fi
/* The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
/* AUTHOR(S)
/* Wietse Venema
/* IBM T.J. Watson Research
/* P.O. Box 704
/* Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
/*--*/
/* System library. */
#include "sys_defs.h"
#include <unistd.h>
/* Utility library. */
#include <vstring.h>
#include <myflock.h>
/* Global library. */
#include "mail_params.h"
#include "deliver_flock.h"
/* deliver_flock - lock open file for mail delivery*/
int deliver_flock(int fd, VSTRING *why)
{
int i;
if (var_mailtool_compat)
return (0);
for (i = 0; /* void */ ; i++) {
if (i >= var_flock_tries)
break;
if (i > 0)
sleep(var_flock_delay);
if (myflock(fd, MYFLOCK_EXCLUSIVE | MYFLOCK_NOWAIT) == 0)
return (0);
}
if (why)
vstring_sprintf(why, "unable to lock exclusively: %m");
return (-1);
}