lockfile.hon commit Merge branch 'tt/bisect-in-c' (09a9c1f)
   1#ifndef LOCKFILE_H
   2#define LOCKFILE_H
   3
   4/*
   5 * File write-locks as used by Git.
   6 *
   7 * The lockfile API serves two purposes:
   8 *
   9 * * Mutual exclusion and atomic file updates. When we want to change
  10 *   a file, we create a lockfile `<filename>.lock`, write the new
  11 *   file contents into it, and then rename the lockfile to its final
  12 *   destination `<filename>`. We create the `<filename>.lock` file
  13 *   with `O_CREAT|O_EXCL` so that we can notice and fail if somebody
  14 *   else has already locked the file, then atomically rename the
  15 *   lockfile to its final destination to commit the changes and
  16 *   unlock the file.
  17 *
  18 * * Automatic cruft removal. If the program exits after we lock a
  19 *   file but before the changes have been committed, we want to make
  20 *   sure that we remove the lockfile. This is done by remembering the
  21 *   lockfiles we have created in a linked list and setting up an
  22 *   `atexit(3)` handler and a signal handler that clean up the
  23 *   lockfiles. This mechanism ensures that outstanding lockfiles are
  24 *   cleaned up if the program exits (including when `die()` is
  25 *   called) or if the program is terminated by a signal.
  26 *
  27 * Please note that lockfiles only block other writers. Readers do not
  28 * block, but they are guaranteed to see either the old contents of
  29 * the file or the new contents of the file (assuming that the
  30 * filesystem implements `rename(2)` atomically).
  31 *
  32 * Most of the heavy lifting is done by the tempfile module (see
  33 * "tempfile.h").
  34 *
  35 * Calling sequence
  36 * ----------------
  37 *
  38 * The caller:
  39 *
  40 * * Allocates a `struct lock_file` with whatever storage duration you
  41 *   desire. The struct does not have to be initialized before being
  42 *   used, but it is good practice to do so using by setting it to
  43 *   all-zeros (or using the LOCK_INIT macro). This puts the object in a
  44 *   consistent state that allows you to call rollback_lock_file() even
  45 *   if the lock was never taken (in which case it is a noop).
  46 *
  47 * * Attempts to create a lockfile by calling `hold_lock_file_for_update()`.
  48 *
  49 * * Writes new content for the destination file by either:
  50 *
  51 *   * writing to the file descriptor returned by the
  52 *     `hold_lock_file_for_*()` functions (also available via
  53 *     `lock->fd`).
  54 *
  55 *   * calling `fdopen_lock_file()` to get a `FILE` pointer for the
  56 *     open file and writing to the file using stdio.
  57 *
  58 *   Note that the file descriptor returned by hold_lock_file_for_update()
  59 *   is marked O_CLOEXEC, so the new contents must be written by the
  60 *   current process, not a spawned one.
  61 *
  62 * When finished writing, the caller can:
  63 *
  64 * * Close the file descriptor and rename the lockfile to its final
  65 *   destination by calling `commit_lock_file()` or
  66 *   `commit_lock_file_to()`.
  67 *
  68 * * Close the file descriptor and remove the lockfile by calling
  69 *   `rollback_lock_file()`.
  70 *
  71 * * Close the file descriptor without removing or renaming the
  72 *   lockfile by calling `close_lock_file_gently()`, and later call
  73 *   `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
  74 *   `rollback_lock_file()`, or `reopen_lock_file()`.
  75 *
  76 * After the lockfile is committed or rolled back, the `lock_file`
  77 * object can be discarded or reused.
  78 *
  79 * If the program exits before `commit_lock_file()`,
  80 * `commit_lock_file_to()`, or `rollback_lock_file()` is called, the
  81 * tempfile module will close and remove the lockfile, thereby rolling
  82 * back any uncommitted changes.
  83 *
  84 * If you need to close the file descriptor you obtained from a
  85 * `hold_lock_file_for_*()` function yourself, do so by calling
  86 * `close_lock_file_gently()`. See "tempfile.h" for more information.
  87 *
  88 *
  89 * Under the covers, a lockfile is just a tempfile with a few helper
  90 * functions. In particular, the state diagram and the cleanup
  91 * machinery are all implemented in the tempfile module.
  92 *
  93 *
  94 * Error handling
  95 * --------------
  96 *
  97 * The `hold_lock_file_for_*()` functions return a file descriptor on
  98 * success or -1 on failure (unless `LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR` is used; see
  99 * "flags" below). On errors, `errno` describes the reason for
 100 * failure. Errors can be reported by passing `errno` to
 101 * `unable_to_lock_message()` or `unable_to_lock_die()`.
 102 *
 103 * Similarly, `commit_lock_file`, `commit_lock_file_to`, and
 104 * `close_lock_file` return 0 on success. On failure they set `errno`
 105 * appropriately and return -1. The `commit` variants (but not `close`)
 106 * do their best to delete the temporary file before returning.
 107 */
 108
 109#include "tempfile.h"
 110
 111struct lock_file {
 112        struct tempfile *tempfile;
 113};
 114
 115#define LOCK_INIT { NULL }
 116
 117/* String appended to a filename to derive the lockfile name: */
 118#define LOCK_SUFFIX ".lock"
 119#define LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN 5
 120
 121
 122/*
 123 * Flags
 124 * -----
 125 *
 126 * The following flags can be passed to `hold_lock_file_for_update()`.
 127 */
 128
 129/*
 130 * If a lock is already taken for the file, `die()` with an error
 131 * message. If this flag is not specified, trying to lock a file that
 132 * is already locked silently returns -1 to the caller, or ...
 133 */
 134#define LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR 1
 135
 136/*
 137 * ... this flag can be passed instead to return -1 and give the usual
 138 * error message upon an error.
 139 */
 140#define LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR 4
 141
 142/*
 143 * Usually symbolic links in the destination path are resolved. This
 144 * means that (1) the lockfile is created by adding ".lock" to the
 145 * resolved path, and (2) upon commit, the resolved path is
 146 * overwritten. However, if `LOCK_NO_DEREF` is set, then the lockfile
 147 * is created by adding ".lock" to the path argument itself. This
 148 * option is used, for example, when detaching a symbolic reference,
 149 * which for backwards-compatibility reasons, can be a symbolic link
 150 * containing the name of the referred-to-reference.
 151 */
 152#define LOCK_NO_DEREF 2
 153
 154/*
 155 * Attempt to create a lockfile for the file at `path` and return a
 156 * file descriptor for writing to it, or -1 on error. If the file is
 157 * currently locked, retry with quadratic backoff for at least
 158 * timeout_ms milliseconds. If timeout_ms is 0, try exactly once; if
 159 * timeout_ms is -1, retry indefinitely. The flags argument and error
 160 * handling are described above.
 161 */
 162extern int hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(
 163                struct lock_file *lk, const char *path,
 164                int flags, long timeout_ms);
 165
 166/*
 167 * Attempt to create a lockfile for the file at `path` and return a
 168 * file descriptor for writing to it, or -1 on error. The flags
 169 * argument and error handling are described above.
 170 */
 171static inline int hold_lock_file_for_update(
 172                struct lock_file *lk, const char *path,
 173                int flags)
 174{
 175        return hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(lk, path, flags, 0);
 176}
 177
 178/*
 179 * Return a nonzero value iff `lk` is currently locked.
 180 */
 181static inline int is_lock_file_locked(struct lock_file *lk)
 182{
 183        return is_tempfile_active(lk->tempfile);
 184}
 185
 186/*
 187 * Append an appropriate error message to `buf` following the failure
 188 * of `hold_lock_file_for_update()` to lock `path`. `err` should be the
 189 * `errno` set by the failing call.
 190 */
 191extern void unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err,
 192                                   struct strbuf *buf);
 193
 194/*
 195 * Emit an appropriate error message and `die()` following the failure
 196 * of `hold_lock_file_for_update()` to lock `path`. `err` should be the
 197 * `errno` set by the failing
 198 * call.
 199 */
 200extern NORETURN void unable_to_lock_die(const char *path, int err);
 201
 202/*
 203 * Associate a stdio stream with the lockfile (which must still be
 204 * open). Return `NULL` (*without* rolling back the lockfile) on
 205 * error. The stream is closed automatically when
 206 * `close_lock_file_gently()` is called or when the file is committed or
 207 * rolled back.
 208 */
 209static inline FILE *fdopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *mode)
 210{
 211        return fdopen_tempfile(lk->tempfile, mode);
 212}
 213
 214/*
 215 * Return the path of the lockfile. The return value is a pointer to a
 216 * field within the lock_file object and should not be freed.
 217 */
 218static inline const char *get_lock_file_path(struct lock_file *lk)
 219{
 220        return get_tempfile_path(lk->tempfile);
 221}
 222
 223static inline int get_lock_file_fd(struct lock_file *lk)
 224{
 225        return get_tempfile_fd(lk->tempfile);
 226}
 227
 228static inline FILE *get_lock_file_fp(struct lock_file *lk)
 229{
 230        return get_tempfile_fp(lk->tempfile);
 231}
 232
 233/*
 234 * Return the path of the file that is locked by the specified
 235 * lock_file object. The caller must free the memory.
 236 */
 237extern char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk);
 238
 239/*
 240 * If the lockfile is still open, close it (and the file pointer if it
 241 * has been opened using `fdopen_lock_file()`) without renaming the
 242 * lockfile over the file being locked. Return 0 upon success. On
 243 * failure to `close(2)`, return a negative value (the lockfile is not
 244 * rolled back). Usually `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
 245 * or `rollback_lock_file()` should eventually be called.
 246 */
 247static inline int close_lock_file_gently(struct lock_file *lk)
 248{
 249        return close_tempfile_gently(lk->tempfile);
 250}
 251
 252/*
 253 * Re-open a lockfile that has been closed using `close_lock_file_gently()`
 254 * but not yet committed or rolled back. This can be used to implement
 255 * a sequence of operations like the following:
 256 *
 257 * * Lock file.
 258 *
 259 * * Write new contents to lockfile, then `close_lock_file_gently()` to
 260 *   cause the contents to be written to disk.
 261 *
 262 * * Pass the name of the lockfile to another program to allow it (and
 263 *   nobody else) to inspect the contents you wrote, while still
 264 *   holding the lock yourself.
 265 *
 266 * * `reopen_lock_file()` to reopen the lockfile, truncating the existing
 267 *   contents. Write out the new contents.
 268 *
 269 * * `commit_lock_file()` to make the final version permanent.
 270 */
 271static inline int reopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 272{
 273        return reopen_tempfile(lk->tempfile);
 274}
 275
 276/*
 277 * Commit the change represented by `lk`: close the file descriptor
 278 * and/or file pointer if they are still open and rename the lockfile
 279 * to its final destination. Return 0 upon success. On failure, roll
 280 * back the lock file and return -1, with `errno` set to the value
 281 * from the failing call to `close(2)` or `rename(2)`. It is a bug to
 282 * call `commit_lock_file()` for a `lock_file` object that is not
 283 * currently locked.
 284 */
 285extern int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
 286
 287/*
 288 * Like `commit_lock_file()`, but rename the lockfile to the provided
 289 * `path`. `path` must be on the same filesystem as the lock file.
 290 */
 291static inline int commit_lock_file_to(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path)
 292{
 293        return rename_tempfile(&lk->tempfile, path);
 294}
 295
 296/*
 297 * Roll back `lk`: close the file descriptor and/or file pointer and
 298 * remove the lockfile. It is a NOOP to call `rollback_lock_file()`
 299 * for a `lock_file` object that has already been committed or rolled
 300 * back.
 301 */
 302static inline void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 303{
 304        delete_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
 305}
 306
 307#endif /* LOCKFILE_H */