Re: fcntl file locking and pthreads

[Mikhail Kruk]

> open()
> pthread_create()
> fcntl()
> 			(other thread)
> 			fcntl()
> will probably result in both threads acquiring the lock
> successfully. It would be reasonable IMHO to assume that
> a sequence like
> 
> open()
> pthread_create()
> fcntl()
> 
> 			(other thread)
> 			open()
> 			fnctl() /* lock the newly opened fd */

actually what I have is:
thread 0:
pthread_create() (1)
pthread_create() (2)

thread 1:
open()
fcntl()

thread 2:
open()
fcntl()

etc

and they all succeed. Even though the file descriptors are different. 

> would give you what you're after. The only problem being that
> even user space manuals suggest that fcntl can only detect
> that other *processes* hold a file lock. Given the muddy

Unfortunately man pages I have don't even mention thread vs process.

> nature of what is a thread/process in Linux, this requires
> someone more familiar with the clone stuff to clarify.
> 
> Another issue altogether is why you are trying to sync two
> threads with file locks, but I digress.

You digress, but I feel like I have to justify myself now :)
Those threads used to be processes and now want be threads with minimal 
modifications. The files that are locked are still used by other processes 
too.