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Allowed for Friendly Programs: O_EXCL | O_RDONLY

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Thomas Schmitt 2007-04-18 10:34:12 +00:00
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Delicate Device Locking Protocol
(a joint sub project of cdrkit and libburnia)
(contact: scdbackup@gmx.net )
DDLP shall help to avoid collisions between programs in the process of
@ -43,10 +44,9 @@ as long as it does not get closed. There are two alternative ways to achieve
this.
Very reliable is
open( some_path , O_EXCL | O_RDWR | ...)
open( some_path , O_EXCL | ...)
Regrettably, O_EXCL | O_RDONLY did not always succeed with our tests on
kernel 2.6 systems.
But: O_EXCL | O_RDONLY does not succeed with /dev/sg* on several systems.
So it may be necessary to use a cautious open() without O_EXCL and to aquire
a POSIX lock via fcntl().
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It should do no harm to any of your running activities.
If it does: Please, please alert us.
Your own programs should not be able to circumvent the occupation if the
obey the rules for Friendly Programs.
Your own programs should not be able to circumvent the occupation if they
obey above rules for Friendly Programs.
Of course ./ddlpa should be unable to circumvent itself.
A successfull occupation looks like