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>Number:         24802
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       fcntl man page does not specify what happens to locks across exec
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 02 09:50:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kenneth Ingham
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386
>Organization:
Kenneth Ingham Consulting, LLC
>Environment:

FreeBSD 4.2 Stable manual page for fcntl(2).

>Description:

fcntl(2) does not mention what happens to locks when a process does an
exec. 

>How-To-Repeat:

read fcntl(2)

>Fix:

Add the following paragraph:
    Locks obtained before an exec remain in effect until the new
    program releases them.  If the new program does not know about
    the locks, they will not be released until the program exits.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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