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+#ifndef LOCKFILE_H
+#define LOCKFILE_H
+
+/*
+ * File write-locks as used by Git.
+ *
+ * The lockfile API serves two purposes:
+ *
+ * * Mutual exclusion and atomic file updates. When we want to change
+ * a file, we create a lockfile `<filename>.lock`, write the new
+ * file contents into it, and then rename the lockfile to its final
+ * destination `<filename>`. We create the `<filename>.lock` file
+ * with `O_CREAT|O_EXCL` so that we can notice and fail if somebody
+ * else has already locked the file, then atomically rename the
+ * lockfile to its final destination to commit the changes and
+ * unlock the file.
+ *
+ * * Automatic cruft removal. If the program exits after we lock a
+ * file but before the changes have been committed, we want to make
+ * sure that we remove the lockfile. This is done by remembering the
+ * lockfiles we have created in a linked list and setting up an
+ * `atexit(3)` handler and a signal handler that clean up the
+ * lockfiles. This mechanism ensures that outstanding lockfiles are
+ * cleaned up if the program exits (including when `die()` is
+ * called) or if the program is terminated by a signal.
+ *
+ * Please note that lockfiles only block other writers. Readers do not
+ * block, but they are guaranteed to see either the old contents of
+ * the file or the new contents of the file (assuming that the
+ * filesystem implements `rename(2)` atomically).
+ *
+ * Most of the heavy lifting is done by the tempfile module (see
+ * "tempfile.h").
+ *
+ * Calling sequence
+ * ----------------
+ *
+ * The caller:
+ *
+ * * Allocates a `struct lock_file` with whatever storage duration you
+ * desire. The struct does not have to be initialized before being
+ * used, but it is good practice to do so using by setting it to
+ * all-zeros (or using the LOCK_INIT macro). This puts the object in a
+ * consistent state that allows you to call rollback_lock_file() even
+ * if the lock was never taken (in which case it is a noop).
+ *
+ * * Attempts to create a lockfile by calling `hold_lock_file_for_update()`.
+ *
+ * * Writes new content for the destination file by either:
+ *
+ * * writing to the file descriptor returned by the
+ * `hold_lock_file_for_*()` functions (also available via
+ * `lock->fd`).
+ *
+ * * calling `fdopen_lock_file()` to get a `FILE` pointer for the
+ * open file and writing to the file using stdio.
+ *
+ * Note that the file descriptor returned by hold_lock_file_for_update()
+ * is marked O_CLOEXEC, so the new contents must be written by the
+ * current process, not a spawned one.
+ *
+ * When finished writing, the caller can:
+ *
+ * * Close the file descriptor and rename the lockfile to its final
+ * destination by calling `commit_lock_file()` or
+ * `commit_lock_file_to()`.
+ *
+ * * Close the file descriptor and remove the lockfile by calling
+ * `rollback_lock_file()`.
+ *
+ * * Close the file descriptor without removing or renaming the
+ * lockfile by calling `close_lock_file_gently()`, and later call
+ * `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
+ * `rollback_lock_file()`, or `reopen_lock_file()`.
+ *
+ * After the lockfile is committed or rolled back, the `lock_file`
+ * object can be discarded or reused.
+ *
+ * If the program exits before `commit_lock_file()`,
+ * `commit_lock_file_to()`, or `rollback_lock_file()` is called, the
+ * tempfile module will close and remove the lockfile, thereby rolling
+ * back any uncommitted changes.
+ *
+ * If you need to close the file descriptor you obtained from a
+ * `hold_lock_file_for_*()` function yourself, do so by calling
+ * `close_lock_file_gently()`. See "tempfile.h" for more information.
+ *
+ *
+ * Under the covers, a lockfile is just a tempfile with a few helper
+ * functions. In particular, the state diagram and the cleanup
+ * machinery are all implemented in the tempfile module.
+ *
+ * Permission bits
+ * ---------------
+ *
+ * If you call either `hold_lock_file_for_update_mode` or
+ * `hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout_mode`, you can specify a suggested
+ * mode for the underlying temporary file. Note that the file isn't
+ * guaranteed to have this exact mode, since it may be limited by either
+ * the umask, 'core.sharedRepository', or both. See `adjust_shared_perm`
+ * for more.
+ *
+ * Error handling
+ * --------------
+ *
+ * The `hold_lock_file_for_*()` functions return a file descriptor on
+ * success or -1 on failure (unless `LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR` is used; see
+ * "flags" below). On errors, `errno` describes the reason for
+ * failure. Errors can be reported by passing `errno` to
+ * `unable_to_lock_message()` or `unable_to_lock_die()`.
+ *
+ * Similarly, `commit_lock_file`, `commit_lock_file_to`, and
+ * `close_lock_file` return 0 on success. On failure they set `errno`
+ * appropriately and return -1. The `commit` variants (but not `close`)
+ * do their best to delete the temporary file before returning.
+ */
+
+#include "tempfile.h"
+
+struct lock_file {
+ struct tempfile *tempfile;
+};
+
+#define LOCK_INIT { 0 }
+
+/* String appended to a filename to derive the lockfile name: */
+#define LOCK_SUFFIX ".lock"
+#define LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN 5
+
+
+/*
+ * Flags
+ * -----
+ *
+ * The following flags can be passed to `hold_lock_file_for_update()`.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * If a lock is already taken for the file, `die()` with an error
+ * message. If this flag is not specified, trying to lock a file that
+ * is already locked silently returns -1 to the caller, or ...
+ */
+#define LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR 1
+
+/*
+ * ... this flag can be passed instead to return -1 and give the usual
+ * error message upon an error.
+ */
+#define LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR 4
+
+/*
+ * Usually symbolic links in the destination path are resolved. This
+ * means that (1) the lockfile is created by adding ".lock" to the
+ * resolved path, and (2) upon commit, the resolved path is
+ * overwritten. However, if `LOCK_NO_DEREF` is set, then the lockfile
+ * is created by adding ".lock" to the path argument itself. This
+ * option is used, for example, when detaching a symbolic reference,
+ * which for backwards-compatibility reasons, can be a symbolic link
+ * containing the name of the referred-to-reference.
+ */
+#define LOCK_NO_DEREF 2
+
+/*
+ * Attempt to create a lockfile for the file at `path` and return a
+ * file descriptor for writing to it, or -1 on error. If the file is
+ * currently locked, retry with quadratic backoff for at least
+ * timeout_ms milliseconds. If timeout_ms is 0, try exactly once; if
+ * timeout_ms is -1, retry indefinitely. The flags argument, error
+ * handling, and mode are described above.
+ */
+int hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout_mode(
+ struct lock_file *lk, const char *path,
+ int flags, long timeout_ms, int mode);
+
+static inline int hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(
+ struct lock_file *lk, const char *path,
+ int flags, long timeout_ms)
+{
+ return hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout_mode(lk, path, flags,
+ timeout_ms, 0666);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Attempt to create a lockfile for the file at `path` and return a
+ * file descriptor for writing to it, or -1 on error. The flags
+ * argument and error handling are described above.
+ */
+static inline int hold_lock_file_for_update(
+ struct lock_file *lk, const char *path,
+ int flags)
+{
+ return hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(lk, path, flags, 0);
+}
+
+static inline int hold_lock_file_for_update_mode(
+ struct lock_file *lk, const char *path,
+ int flags, int mode)
+{
+ return hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout_mode(lk, path, flags, 0, mode);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a nonzero value iff `lk` is currently locked.
+ */
+static inline int is_lock_file_locked(struct lock_file *lk)
+{
+ return is_tempfile_active(lk->tempfile);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Append an appropriate error message to `buf` following the failure
+ * of `hold_lock_file_for_update()` to lock `path`. `err` should be the
+ * `errno` set by the failing call.
+ */
+void unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err,
+ struct strbuf *buf);
+
+/*
+ * Emit an appropriate error message and `die()` following the failure
+ * of `hold_lock_file_for_update()` to lock `path`. `err` should be the
+ * `errno` set by the failing
+ * call.
+ */
+NORETURN void unable_to_lock_die(const char *path, int err);
+
+/*
+ * Associate a stdio stream with the lockfile (which must still be
+ * open). Return `NULL` (*without* rolling back the lockfile) on
+ * error. The stream is closed automatically when
+ * `close_lock_file_gently()` is called or when the file is committed or
+ * rolled back.
+ */
+static inline FILE *fdopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *mode)
+{
+ return fdopen_tempfile(lk->tempfile, mode);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the path of the lockfile. The return value is a pointer to a
+ * field within the lock_file object and should not be freed.
+ */
+static inline const char *get_lock_file_path(struct lock_file *lk)
+{
+ return get_tempfile_path(lk->tempfile);
+}
+
+static inline int get_lock_file_fd(struct lock_file *lk)
+{
+ return get_tempfile_fd(lk->tempfile);
+}
+
+static inline FILE *get_lock_file_fp(struct lock_file *lk)
+{
+ return get_tempfile_fp(lk->tempfile);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the path of the file that is locked by the specified
+ * lock_file object. The caller must free the memory.
+ */
+char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk);
+
+/*
+ * If the lockfile is still open, close it (and the file pointer if it
+ * has been opened using `fdopen_lock_file()`) without renaming the
+ * lockfile over the file being locked. Return 0 upon success. On
+ * failure to `close(2)`, return a negative value (the lockfile is not
+ * rolled back). Usually `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
+ * or `rollback_lock_file()` should eventually be called.
+ */
+static inline int close_lock_file_gently(struct lock_file *lk)
+{
+ return close_tempfile_gently(lk->tempfile);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Re-open a lockfile that has been closed using `close_lock_file_gently()`
+ * but not yet committed or rolled back. This can be used to implement
+ * a sequence of operations like the following:
+ *
+ * * Lock file.
+ *
+ * * Write new contents to lockfile, then `close_lock_file_gently()` to
+ * cause the contents to be written to disk.
+ *
+ * * Pass the name of the lockfile to another program to allow it (and
+ * nobody else) to inspect the contents you wrote, while still
+ * holding the lock yourself.
+ *
+ * * `reopen_lock_file()` to reopen the lockfile, truncating the existing
+ * contents. Write out the new contents.
+ *
+ * * `commit_lock_file()` to make the final version permanent.
+ */
+static inline int reopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
+{
+ return reopen_tempfile(lk->tempfile);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Commit the change represented by `lk`: close the file descriptor
+ * and/or file pointer if they are still open and rename the lockfile
+ * to its final destination. Return 0 upon success. On failure, roll
+ * back the lock file and return -1, with `errno` set to the value
+ * from the failing call to `close(2)` or `rename(2)`. It is a bug to
+ * call `commit_lock_file()` for a `lock_file` object that is not
+ * currently locked.
+ */
+int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
+
+/*
+ * Like `commit_lock_file()`, but rename the lockfile to the provided
+ * `path`. `path` must be on the same filesystem as the lock file.
+ */
+static inline int commit_lock_file_to(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path)
+{
+ return rename_tempfile(&lk->tempfile, path);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Roll back `lk`: close the file descriptor and/or file pointer and
+ * remove the lockfile. It is a NOOP to call `rollback_lock_file()`
+ * for a `lock_file` object that has already been committed or rolled
+ * back.
+ */
+static inline void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
+{
+ delete_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
+}
+
+#endif /* LOCKFILE_H */