lockfile.hon commit docs/diffcore: unquote "Complete Rewrites" in headers (b803ae4)
   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` either as a static variable or on
  41 *   the heap, initialized to zeros. Once you use the structure to
  42 *   call the `hold_lock_file_for_*()` family of functions, it belongs
  43 *   to the lockfile subsystem and its storage must remain valid
  44 *   throughout the life of the program (i.e. you cannot use an
  45 *   on-stack variable to hold this structure).
  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()`, and later call
  73 *   `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
  74 *   `rollback_lock_file()`, or `reopen_lock_file()`.
  75 *
  76 * Even after the lockfile is committed or rolled back, the
  77 * `lock_file` object must not be freed or altered by the caller.
  78 * However, it may be reused; just pass it to another call of
  79 * `hold_lock_file_for_update()`.
  80 *
  81 * If the program exits before `commit_lock_file()`,
  82 * `commit_lock_file_to()`, or `rollback_lock_file()` is called, the
  83 * tempfile module will close and remove the lockfile, thereby rolling
  84 * back any uncommitted changes.
  85 *
  86 * If you need to close the file descriptor you obtained from a
  87 * `hold_lock_file_for_*()` function yourself, do so by calling
  88 * `close_lock_file()`. See "tempfile.h" for more information.
  89 *
  90 *
  91 * Under the covers, a lockfile is just a tempfile with a few helper
  92 * functions. In particular, the state diagram and the cleanup
  93 * machinery are all implemented in the tempfile module.
  94 *
  95 *
  96 * Error handling
  97 * --------------
  98 *
  99 * The `hold_lock_file_for_*()` functions return a file descriptor on
 100 * success or -1 on failure (unless `LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR` is used; see
 101 * "flags" below). On errors, `errno` describes the reason for
 102 * failure. Errors can be reported by passing `errno` to
 103 * `unable_to_lock_message()` or `unable_to_lock_die()`.
 104 *
 105 * Similarly, `commit_lock_file`, `commit_lock_file_to`, and
 106 * `close_lock_file` return 0 on success. On failure they set `errno`
 107 * appropriately, do their best to roll back the lockfile, and return
 108 * -1.
 109 */
 110
 111#include "tempfile.h"
 112
 113struct lock_file {
 114        struct tempfile tempfile;
 115};
 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 * Append an appropriate error message to `buf` following the failure
 180 * of `hold_lock_file_for_update()` to lock `path`. `err` should be the
 181 * `errno` set by the failing call.
 182 */
 183extern void unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err,
 184                                   struct strbuf *buf);
 185
 186/*
 187 * Emit an appropriate error message and `die()` following the failure
 188 * of `hold_lock_file_for_update()` to lock `path`. `err` should be the
 189 * `errno` set by the failing
 190 * call.
 191 */
 192extern NORETURN void unable_to_lock_die(const char *path, int err);
 193
 194/*
 195 * Associate a stdio stream with the lockfile (which must still be
 196 * open). Return `NULL` (*without* rolling back the lockfile) on
 197 * error. The stream is closed automatically when `close_lock_file()`
 198 * is called or when the file is committed or rolled back.
 199 */
 200static inline FILE *fdopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *mode)
 201{
 202        return fdopen_tempfile(&lk->tempfile, mode);
 203}
 204
 205/*
 206 * Return the path of the lockfile. The return value is a pointer to a
 207 * field within the lock_file object and should not be freed.
 208 */
 209static inline const char *get_lock_file_path(struct lock_file *lk)
 210{
 211        return get_tempfile_path(&lk->tempfile);
 212}
 213
 214static inline int get_lock_file_fd(struct lock_file *lk)
 215{
 216        return get_tempfile_fd(&lk->tempfile);
 217}
 218
 219static inline FILE *get_lock_file_fp(struct lock_file *lk)
 220{
 221        return get_tempfile_fp(&lk->tempfile);
 222}
 223
 224/*
 225 * Return the path of the file that is locked by the specified
 226 * lock_file object. The caller must free the memory.
 227 */
 228extern char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk);
 229
 230/*
 231 * If the lockfile is still open, close it (and the file pointer if it
 232 * has been opened using `fdopen_lock_file()`) without renaming the
 233 * lockfile over the file being locked. Return 0 upon success. On
 234 * failure to `close(2)`, return a negative value and roll back the
 235 * lock file. Usually `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
 236 * or `rollback_lock_file()` should eventually be called if
 237 * `close_lock_file()` succeeds.
 238 */
 239static inline int close_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 240{
 241        return close_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
 242}
 243
 244/*
 245 * Re-open a lockfile that has been closed using `close_lock_file()`
 246 * but not yet committed or rolled back. This can be used to implement
 247 * a sequence of operations like the following:
 248 *
 249 * * Lock file.
 250 *
 251 * * Write new contents to lockfile, then `close_lock_file()` to
 252 *   cause the contents to be written to disk.
 253 *
 254 * * Pass the name of the lockfile to another program to allow it (and
 255 *   nobody else) to inspect the contents you wrote, while still
 256 *   holding the lock yourself.
 257 *
 258 * * `reopen_lock_file()` to reopen the lockfile. Make further updates
 259 *   to the contents.
 260 *
 261 * * `commit_lock_file()` to make the final version permanent.
 262 */
 263static inline int reopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 264{
 265        return reopen_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
 266}
 267
 268/*
 269 * Commit the change represented by `lk`: close the file descriptor
 270 * and/or file pointer if they are still open and rename the lockfile
 271 * to its final destination. Return 0 upon success. On failure, roll
 272 * back the lock file and return -1, with `errno` set to the value
 273 * from the failing call to `close(2)` or `rename(2)`. It is a bug to
 274 * call `commit_lock_file()` for a `lock_file` object that is not
 275 * currently locked.
 276 */
 277extern int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
 278
 279/*
 280 * Like `commit_lock_file()`, but rename the lockfile to the provided
 281 * `path`. `path` must be on the same filesystem as the lock file.
 282 */
 283static inline int commit_lock_file_to(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path)
 284{
 285        return rename_tempfile(&lk->tempfile, path);
 286}
 287
 288/*
 289 * Roll back `lk`: close the file descriptor and/or file pointer and
 290 * remove the lockfile. It is a NOOP to call `rollback_lock_file()`
 291 * for a `lock_file` object that has already been committed or rolled
 292 * back.
 293 */
 294static inline void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 295{
 296        delete_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
 297}
 298
 299#endif /* LOCKFILE_H */