Re: Add guidance for file locking; transition from existence-based locking and /var/lock to file locking

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Subject: Re: Add guidance for file locking; transition from existence-based locking and /var/lock to file locking
From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:16:35 -0800
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Following up on this patch. What would be the next steps for applying
this? Are there any further refinements needed to the text?

- Josh Triplett

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