1LOCK_MAY_WRITE(9)                The Linux VFS               LOCK_MAY_WRITE(9)
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NAME

6       lock_may_write - checks that the region is free of locks
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SYNOPSIS

9       int lock_may_write(struct inode * inode, loff_t start,
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ARGUMENTS

13       inode
14           the inode that is being written
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17           the first byte to write
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20           the number of bytes to write
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DESCRIPTION

23       Emulates Windows locking requirements. Whole-file mandatory locks
24       (share modes) can prohibit a write and byte-range POSIX locks can
25       prohibit a write if they overlap.
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27       N.B. this function is only ever called from knfsd and ownership of
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31Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                 LOCK_MAY_WRITE(9)
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