Simultaneous flock commands on a single file do not cause a race condition
Issue
- When multiple processes attempt to lock the same file simultaneously using the
flockcommand, will a race condition occur, or is the lock acquisition an atomic operation guaranteed by the kernel?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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