From: Max Gautier Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:45:39 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] maintenance: use packaged systemd units Message-ID: 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. -- Max Gautier