flock Struct Reference

A structure that controls the lock of a file descriptor. More...

#include <evil_fcntl.h>

Data Fields
short int	l_type
	lock type: read, write, ...
short int	l_whence
	type of l_start
off_t	l_start
	starting offset
off_t	l_len
	0 means end of the file
pid_t	l_pid
	lock owner

Detailed Description

A structure that controls the lock of a file descriptor.

Field Documentation

l_type

short int flock::l_type

lock type: read, write, ...

Referenced by fcntl().

l_whence

short int flock::l_whence

type of l_start

Referenced by fcntl().

l_start

off_t flock::l_start

starting offset

Referenced by fcntl().

l_len

off_t flock::l_len

0 means end of the file

Referenced by fcntl().