diff --git a/doc/ddlp.txt b/doc/ddlp.txt
index c200af6..69763a5 100644
--- a/doc/ddlp.txt
+++ b/doc/ddlp.txt
@@ -148,6 +148,44 @@ With hdc, of course, things are trivial
   ddlpa: opened           /dev/hdc
   slept 1 seconds of 1
 
+
+Ted Ts'o provided program  open-cd-excl  which allows to explore open(2) on
+device files with combinations of read-write, O_EXCL, and fcntl().
+(This does not mean that Ted endorsed our project yet. He helps exploring.)
+
+Friendly in the sense of DDLP-A would be any run which uses at least one of
+the options -e (i.e. O_EXCL) or -f (i.e. F_SETLK).
+The code is available under GPL at
+  http://libburnia.pykix.org/browser/libburn/trunk/test/open-cd-excl.c?format=txt
+To be compiled by
+  cc -g -Wall -o open-cd-excl open-cd-excl.c
+
+Options:
+  -e : open O_EXCL
+  -f : aquire lock by fcntl(F_SETLK) after sucessful open
+  -i : do not wait in case of success but exit 0 immediately
+  -r : open O_RDONLY , with -f use F_RDLCK
+  -w : open O_RDWR   , with -f use F_WRLCK
+  plus the path of the devce file to open.
+
+Friendly Programs would use gestures like:
+  ./open-cd-excl -e -r /dev/sr0
+  ./open-cd-excl -e -w /dev/sg1
+  ./open-cd-excl -e -w /dev/black-drive
+  ./open-cd-excl -f -r /dev/sg1
+  ./open-cd-excl -e -f -w /dev/sr0
+
+Ignorant programs would use:
+  ./open-cd-excl -r /dev/sr0
+  ./open-cd-excl -w /dev/sg1
+  ./open-cd-excl -f -w /dev/black-drive
+where "/dev/black-drive" is _not_ a symbolic link to
+any of /dev/sr* /dev/scd* /dev/sg*, but has an own inode.
+
+Prone to failure without further reason is:
+  ./open-cd-excl -e -r /dev/sg1
+
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                   DDLP-B
diff --git a/libburn/ddlpa.c b/libburn/ddlpa.c
index 2dfebbe..b58e021 100644
--- a/libburn/ddlpa.c
+++ b/libburn/ddlpa.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
         -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE \
         -DDDLPA_C_STANDALONE -o ddlpa ddlpa.c
 
-   The system macros are needed for 8-bit off_t and for open flag O_LARGEFILE
-   which are not absolutely necessary but explicitely take into respect that
+   The system macros enable 64-bit off_t and open(2) flag O_LARGEFILE, which
+   are not absolutely necessary but explicitely take into respect that
    our devices can offer more than 2 GB of addressable data. 
 
    Run test program:
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 static int ddlpa_debug_mode = 1;
 
 
+/* #define _GNU_SOURCE  or  _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE  to get real O_LARGEFILE */
+#ifndef O_LARGEFILE
+#define O_LARGEFILE 0
+#endif
+
+
 /* ----------------------- private -------------------- */
 
 
diff --git a/test/open-cd-excl.c b/test/open-cd-excl.c
index 34404e2..80efae0 100644
--- a/test/open-cd-excl.c
+++ b/test/open-cd-excl.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	
 	progname = argv[0];
 
-	/* ts A70417: added -w and -r */
+	/* ts A70417: added -w , -r , -i */
 	while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "feirw")) != EOF) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'e':
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		printf("Trying to grab fcntl lock...\n");
 		if (fcntl(fd, F_SETLKW, &fl) < 0) {
 			perror("fcntl: F_SETLKW: ");
+			printf("failed\n");
 			exit(1);
 		}
 		printf("succeeded\n");