Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 4 Feb 2006 16:43:14 +0100 | From | Matthias Andree <> | Subject | Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) |
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On Sat, 04 Feb 2006, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> And, if we are here, what's wrong with hald using O_EXCL to not > interrupt any other program (does hald need to check the media > if it's in use)? I assume the problem wouldn't exist with hald > using O_EXCL and cdrecord not (yet) using it, would it?
Let me throw in a stupid question: Is O_EXCL cooperative, in that other access is only blocked if both tasks use open(...O_EXCL...)?
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