sbuild::device_lock Class Reference

Device lock. More...

#include <sbuild-lock.h>

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Public Member Functions

 device_lock (std::string const &device)
 The constructor.
virtual ~device_lock ()
 The destructor.
virtual void set_lock (lock::type lock_type, unsigned int timeout)
 Acquire a lock.
virtual void unset_lock ()
 Release a lock.

Private Attributes

std::string device
 The device to lock.
bool locked
 Is the file locked?

Detailed Description

Device lock.

Set an advisory lock on a device. The lock is acquired using liblockdev lock_dev(). Note that a lock_type of LOCK_SHARED is equivalent to LOCK_EXCLUSIVE, because this lock type does not support shared locks.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

device_lock::device_lock ( std::string const &  device  ) 

The constructor.

Parameters:
device the device to lock (full pathname).

device_lock::~device_lock (  )  [virtual]

The destructor.


Member Function Documentation

void device_lock::set_lock ( lock::type  lock_type,
unsigned int  timeout 
) [virtual]

Acquire a lock.

Parameters:
lock_type the type of lock to acquire.
timeout the time in seconds to wait on the lock.

Implements sbuild::lock.

void device_lock::unset_lock (  )  [virtual]

Release a lock.

This is equivalent to set_lock with a lock_type of LOCK_NONE and a timeout of 0.

Implements sbuild::lock.


Member Data Documentation

std::string sbuild::device_lock::device [private]

The device to lock.

bool sbuild::device_lock::locked [private]

Is the file locked?


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