X-Git-Url: https://gapil.gnulinux.it/gitweb/?p=gapil.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=sources%2FMutex.c;h=d0099982305d5d42c0b1c36ac3baead2afac66f1;hp=78b4fca524e7f4a4f9d13a8358db6a3a288c6341;hb=46029a05c9009df38022e82b0f20732290388ef1;hpb=6483a787322c614bc6282a0bf0ee001f1bf54b44

diff --git a/sources/Mutex.c b/sources/Mutex.c
index 78b4fca..d009998 100644
--- a/sources/Mutex.c
+++ b/sources/Mutex.c
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
+/* Mutex.c
+ * 
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Simone Piccardi
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
  * File Mutex.c: define a set of functions for mutex manipulation 
  *
  * Author: S. Piccardi Dec. 2002
  *
- * $Id: Mutex.c,v 1.1 2002/12/03 11:06:05 piccardi Exp $
+ * $Id: Mutex.c,v 1.3 2002/12/05 23:38:22 piccardi Exp $
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 #include <sys/sem.h>     /* IPC semaphore declarations */
@@ -91,3 +109,63 @@ int MutexUnlock(int sem_id)
 {
     return semop(sem_id, &sem_ulock, 1);
 }
+/***************************************************************************** 
+ *
+ * File locking mutex 
+ *
+ * Create a mutex usinf file locking. Use file locking to lock a file
+ * as a mutex request, and unlock it as a mutex release.
+ *
+ * Author: S. Piccardi Dec. 2002
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * Function LockMutex: lock a file (creating it if not existent).  
+ *
+ * Input:  a filename
+ * Output: a return code  (0 OK, -1 KO)
+ */
+int LockMutex(const char *path_name)
+{
+    int fd, res;
+    struct flock lock;                                /* file lock structure */
+    /* first open the file (creating it if not existent) */
+    if ( (fd = open(path_name, O_EXCL|O_CREAT)) < 0) {    /* first open file */
+	return fd;
+    }
+    /* set flock structure */
+    lock.l_type = F_WRLCK;                        /* set type: read or write */
+    lock.l_whence = SEEK_SET;        /* start from the beginning of the file */
+    lock.l_start = 0;                  /* set the start of the locked region */
+    lock.l_len = 0;                   /* set the length of the locked region */
+    /* do locking */
+    if ( (res = fcntl(fd, F_SETLKW, &lock)) < 0 ) {
+	return res;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+/*
+ * Function UnlockMutex: unlock a file.  
+ *
+ * Input:  a filename
+ * Output: a return code  (0 OK, -1 KO)
+ */
+int UnlockMutex(const char *path_name)
+{
+    int fd, res;
+    struct flock lock;                                /* file lock structure */
+    /* first open the file */
+    if ( (fd = open(path_name, O_RDWR)) < 0) {            /* first open file */
+	return fd;
+    }
+    /* set flock structure */
+    lock.l_type = F_UNLCK;                               /* set type: unlock */
+    lock.l_whence = SEEK_SET;        /* start from the beginning of the file */
+    lock.l_start = 0;                  /* set the start of the locked region */
+    lock.l_len = 0;                   /* set the length of the locked region */
+    /* do locking */
+    if ( (res = fcntl(fd, F_SETLK, &lock)) < 0 ) {
+	return res;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}