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.\"      Date: May 2018
.\"    Manual: The Linux VFS
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16.56
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.TH "POSIX_LOCK_FILE_WAIT" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "The Linux VFS"
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.SH "NAME"
posix_lock_file_wait \- Apply a POSIX\-style lock to a file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ posix_lock_file_wait('u
.BI "int posix_lock_file_wait(struct\ file\ *\ " "filp" ", struct\ file_lock\ *\ " "fl" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIfilp\fR
.RS 4
The file to apply the lock to
.RE
.PP
\fIfl\fR
.RS 4
The lock to be applied
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Add a POSIX style lock to a file\&. We merge adjacent & overlapping locks whenever possible\&. POSIX locks are sorted by owner task, then by starting address
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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