Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] maintenance: use packaged systemd units

From: Max Gautier <mg@max.gautier.name>
Date: Mar 25, 2024, 13:45 UTC
Message-ID: <ZgGAA7uwx3aqy0pH@framework>
In-Reply-To: <03513931-7070-4430-bfae-aa039f73d74b@gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 10:06:29AM +0000, phillip.wood123@gmail.com wrote:

> 
> It is possible to wait on a lock file but I'd be worried about building up
> an endless queue of processes if the process holding the lock file crashed
> leaving it in place without anyway to automatically remove it.

Side question: we can't use flock(2) in git, or lockf(3) ? The latter is in POSIX.

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Max Gautier

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