[RFC][PATCH 0/2] glibc: header file and manual updates for file-private locks

[Jeff Layton <jlayton at redhat dot com>]

I've been working on a set of patches to add a new type file record lock
to the Linux kernel that have less troublesome semantics on close and
that are usable by threaded applications.

I have a blog post here with more details:

    http://jtlayton.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/file-private-posix-locks-aka-un-posix-locks/

...and the latest kernel patchset is here:

    https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/1/14/554

This patchset represents a set of corresponding updates for glibc. It
just adds the new cmd values to fcntl.h, and a manual update that
discusses how to use the new locks.

I'm currently shooting for a merge in v3.15 kernel so I'm posting this
as an RFC for now.

Comments and suggestions appreciated...

Thanks,

Jeff Layton (2):
  fcntl.h: add new definitions for file-private lock cmd values
  manual: update manual to document file-private locks

 ChangeLog                                  |   5 +
 manual/llio.texi                           | 175 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/fcntl-linux.h |  18 +++
 3 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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