> > In the first case no new locks are needed. In the second, no locks > > are modified prior to the check. > > Consider something like > > fcntl(SETLK, 0, 100) > fcntl(SETLK, 0, 100) > fcntl(SETLK, 0, 100) Huh? What is the type of lock in each case. But anyway your example is no good. If the new lock completely covers the previous one, then the old lock will simply be adjusted and no new lock is inserted. Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
