Boost库中对file_lock解释如下,它只支持不同进程间的,不支持同一个进程不同线程间的
//!A file lock, is a mutual exclusion utility similar to a mutex using a
//!file. A file lock has sharable and exclusive locking capabilities and
//!can be used with scoped_lock and sharable_lock classes.
//!A file lock can't guarantee synchronization between threads of the same
//!process so just use file locks to synchronize threads from different processes.
仅供参考:
Windows下:
_locking
Locks or unlocks bytes of a file.
int _locking( int handle, int mode, long nbytes );
Routine Required Header Optional Headers Compatibility
_locking <io.h> and <sys/locking.h> <errno.h> Win 95, Win NT
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Libraries
LIBC.LIB Single thread static library, retail version
LIBCMT.LIB Multithread static library, retail version
MSVCRT.LIB Import library for MSVCRT.DLL, retail version
Return Value
_locking returns 0 if successful. A return value of –1 indicates failure, in which case errno is set to one of the following values:
EACCES
Locking violation (file already locked or unlocked).
EBADF
Invalid file handle.
EDEADLOCK
Locking violation. Returned when the _LK_LOCK or _LK_RLCK flag is specified and the file cannot be locked after 10 attempts.
EINVAL
An invalid argument was given to _locking.
Parameters
handle
File handle
mode
Locking action to perform
nbytes
Number of bytes to lock
Remarks
The _locking function locks or unlocks nbytes bytes of the file specified by handle. Locking bytes in a file prevents access to those bytes by other processes. All locking or unlocking begins at the current position of the file pointer and proceeds for the next nbytes bytes. It is possible to lock bytes past end of file.
mode must be one of the following manifest constants, which are defined in LOCKING.H:
_LK_LOCK
Locks the specified bytes. If the bytes cannot be locked, the program immediately tries again after 1 second. If, after 10 attempts, the bytes cannot be locked, the constant returns an error.
_LK_NBLCK
Locks the specified bytes. If the bytes cannot be locked, the constant returns an error.
_LK_NBRLCK
Same as _LK_NBLCK.
_LK_RLCK
Same as _LK_LOCK.
_LK_UNLCK
Unlocks the specified bytes, which must have been previously locked.
Multiple regions of a file that do not overlap can be locked. A region being unlocked must have been previously locked. _locking does not merge adjacent regions; if two locked regions are adjacent, each region must be unlocked separately. Regions should be locked only briefly and should be unlocked before closing a file or exiting the program.
Example
/* LOCKING.C: This program opens a file with sharing. It locks
* some bytes before reading them, then unlocks them. Note that the
* program works correctly only if the file exists.
*/