Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: is flock broken in 2.4 or 2.5 kernels or what does this mean? | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 23 Jul 2002 17:31:12 +0100 |
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On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 15:41, John Covici wrote: > In the latest release notes of sendmail I have read the following: > > NOTE: Linux appears to have broken flock() again. Unless > the bug is fixed before sendmail 8.13 is shipped, > 8.13 will change the default locking method to > fcntl() for Linux kernel 2.4 and later. You may > want to do this in 8.12 by compiling with > -DHASFLOCK=0. Be sure to update other sendmail > related programs to match locking techniques. > > Can anyone tell me what this is all about -- is there any basis in > reality for what they are saying?
First I've heard of it, so it would be useful if someone has access to the sendmail problem report/test in question that shows it and I'll go find out.
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