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diff --git a/debian/manpages/tdb_chainlock.3 b/debian/manpages/tdb_chainlock.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ffc56ff --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/manpages/tdb_chainlock.3 @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +.TH TDB_CHAINLOCK 3 "Oct 13, 2000" "Samba" "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.SH NAME +tdb_chainlock \- lock a group of keys +tdb_chainunlock \- unlock a previously locked group of keys +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <tdb.h> +.sp +.BI "int tdb_chainlock(TDB_CONTEXT *" tdb ", TDB_DATA " key ");" +.BI "void tdb_chainunlock(TDB_CONTEXT *" tdb ", TDB_DATA " key ");" +.sp +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I tdb_chainlock +is a low\-level function used to lock a particular key (and a number of +other keys) without any checking: any other process attempting to +perform tdb operations on those keys will block until +.I tdb_chainunlock +is called. +.SH NOTES +It is the user's responsibility to ensure that they do not deadlock +the database using these functions: something which is impossible +using the other access functions. +.SH "RETURN VALUE" +A return value of 0 indicates success and \-1 indicates failure. +.SH AUTHORS +Software: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@linuxcare.com> +Man page: Rusty. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR gdbm (3), +.BR tdb (3), +.BR tdb_lockall (3). |