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authorkib <kib@FreeBSD.org>2006-08-21 12:45:19 +0000
committerkib <kib@FreeBSD.org>2006-08-21 12:45:19 +0000
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Note that LK_UPGRADE may drop the shared lock before taking the
exclusive one. Reviewed and edited by: tegge MFC after: 3 days Approved by: pjd (mentor)
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diff --git a/share/man/man9/lock.9 b/share/man/man9/lock.9
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@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ Attempts to upgrade an exclusive lock will cause a
.It Dv LK_UPGRADE
Upgrade a shared lock to an exclusive lock.
If this call fails, the shared lock is lost.
+During the upgrade, the shared lock could
+be temporarily dropped.
Attempts to upgrade an exclusive lock will cause a
.Xr panic 9 .
.It Dv LK_RELEASE
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