Bug#11094: marked as done ([PROPOSAL] Policy should mention that serial lines require UUCP-style locking)
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Subject: debian-policy: Missing UUCP-locking info
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There is no mention of the UUCP-style locking required for serial lines to
prevent multiple communications programs from attempting to use the same
line at once. For a brief description of UUCP-style serial locking, see the
discussion for bug #10575.
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Subject: Re: Bug#11094: Policy should mention that serial lines require UUCP-style locking
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Hi,
The FHS, now included by policy, already lays this out in
detail. I think there is no need to duplicate this in policy itself
(given the size the document has evolved to, any such redundancy is
undesirable).
I am closing this report; if you feel that this can pass
muster in a new policy process, please feel free to reopen and push a
proposal through.
manoj
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5.6 /var/lock : Lock files
Lock files should be stored within the /var/lock directory structure.
Device lock files, such as the serial device lock files that were
originally found in either /usr/spool/locks or /usr/spool/uucp, must now
be stored in /var/lock. The naming convention which must be used is
"LCK.." followed by the base name of the device. For example, to lock
/dev/cua0 the file "LCK..cua0" would be created.
The format used for device lock files must be the HDB UUCP lock file
format. The HDB format is to store the process identifier (PID) as a
ten byte ASCII decimal number, with a trailing newline. For example, if
process 1230 holds a lock file, it would contain the eleven characters:
space, space, space, space, space, space, one, two, three, zero, and
newline.
Then, anything wishing to use /dev/cua0 can read the lock file and act
accordingly (all locks in /var/lock should be world-readable).
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