Re: locks and trust (Re: Rejected Requirements)

Jim Whitehead wrote:
> I'm not sure what is meant by mandatory.

A mandatory lock prevents the locked operation by others. That is, a mandatory
write lock prevents writes, whereas an advisory write lock prevents write
locks.

Cheers,

Ben.

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