csync file lockling internals

Functions
int	csync_lock (CSYNC *ctx, const char *lockfile)
void	csync_lock_remove (CSYNC *ctx, const char *lockfile)

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

int csync_lock	(	CSYNC *	ctx,
		const char *	lockfile
	)

Lock the client if possible.

This functiion tries to lock the client with a lock file.

Parameters

lockfile

The lock file to create.

Returns

0 if the lock was successfull, less than 0 if the lock file couldn't be created or if it is already locked.

void csync_lock_remove	(	CSYNC *	ctx,
		const char *	lockfile
	)

Remove the lockfile.

Only our own lock can be removed. This function can't remove a lock from another client.

Parameters

lockfile

The lock file to remove.