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    NAME

    flockfile, ftrylockfile, funlockfile - stdio locking functions
     
    

    SYNOPSIS

    #include <stdio.h>

    void flockfile(FILE *file);
    int ftrylockfile(FILE *
    file);
    void funlockfile(FILE *
    file);
     

    DESCRIPTION

    These functions shall provide for explicit application-level locking of stdio ( FILE *) objects. These functions can be used by a thread to delineate a sequence of I/O statements that are executed as a unit.

    The flockfile() function shall acquire for a thread ownership of a ( FILE *) object.

    The ftrylockfile() function shall acquire for a thread ownership of a ( FILE *) object if the object is available; ftrylockfile() is a non-blocking version of flockfile().

    The funlockfile() function shall relinquish the ownership granted to the thread. The behavior is undefined if a thread other than the current owner calls the funlockfile() function.

    The functions shall behave as if there is a lock count associated with each ( FILE *) object. This count is implicitly initialized to zero when the ( FILE *) object is created. The ( FILE *) object is unlocked when the count is zero. When the count is positive, a single thread owns the ( FILE *) object. When the flockfile() function is called, if the count is zero or if the count is positive and the caller owns the ( FILE *) object, the count shall be incremented. Otherwise, the calling thread shall be suspended, waiting for the count to return to zero. Each call to funlockfile() shall decrement the count. This allows matching calls to flockfile() (or successful calls to ftrylockfile()) and funlockfile() to be nested.

    All functions that reference ( FILE *) objects shall behave as if they use flockfile() and funlockfile() internally to obtain ownership of these ( FILE *) objects.  

    RETURN VALUE

    None for flockfile() and funlockfile().

    The ftrylockfile() function shall return zero for success and non-zero to indicate that the lock cannot be acquired.  

    ERRORS

    No errors are defined.

    The following sections are informative.  

    EXAMPLES

    None.  

    APPLICATION USAGE

    Applications using these functions may be subject to priority inversion, as discussed in the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 3.285, Priority Inversion.  

    RATIONALE

    The flockfile() and funlockfile() functions provide an orthogonal mutual-exclusion lock for each FILE. The ftrylockfile() function provides a non-blocking attempt to acquire a file lock, analogous to pthread_mutex_trylock().

    These locks behave as if they are the same as those used internally by stdio for thread-safety. This both provides thread-safety of these functions without requiring a second level of internal locking and allows functions in stdio to be implemented in terms of other stdio functions.

    Application writers and implementors should be aware that there are potential deadlock problems on FILE objects. For example, the line-buffered flushing semantics of stdio (requested via {_IOLBF}) require that certain input operations sometimes cause the buffered contents of implementation-defined line-buffered output streams to be flushed. If two threads each hold the lock on the other's FILE, deadlock ensues. This type of deadlock can be avoided by acquiring FILE locks in a consistent order. In particular, the line-buffered output stream deadlock can typically be avoided by acquiring locks on input streams before locks on output streams if a thread would be acquiring both.

    In summary, threads sharing stdio streams with other threads can use flockfile() and funlockfile() to cause sequences of I/O performed by a single thread to be kept bundled. The only case where the use of flockfile() and funlockfile() is required is to provide a scope protecting uses of the *_unlocked() functions/macros. This moves the cost/performance tradeoff to the optimal point.  

    FUTURE DIRECTIONS

    None.  

    SEE ALSO

    getc_unlocked() , putc_unlocked() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdio.h>  

    COPYRIGHT

    Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .


     

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    NAME
    SYNOPSIS
    DESCRIPTION
    RETURN VALUE
    ERRORS
    EXAMPLES
    APPLICATION USAGE
    RATIONALE
    FUTURE DIRECTIONS
    SEE ALSO
    COPYRIGHT


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