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diff --git a/src/bindfs.1 b/src/bindfs.1 index fd2095d..f74cfc8 100644 --- a/src/bindfs.1 +++ b/src/bindfs.1 @@ -316,6 +316,23 @@ will be reflected in a mirrored file's ctime. The underlying file's ctime will still be updated normally. .TP +.B \-\-enable\-lock\-forwarding, \-o enable\-lock\-forwarding +Forwards \fBflock\fP and \fBfcntl\fP locking requests to the source directory. +This way, locking a file in the bindfs mount will also lock the file in the +source directory. + +This option \fBmust\fP be used with \fB\-\-multithreaded\fP because otherwise +bindfs will deadlock as soon as there is lock contention. However, see +\fB\%BUGS\fP below for caveats about \fB\-\-multithreaded\fP with the current +implementation. + +.TP +.B \-\-disable\-lock\-forwarding, \-o disable\-lock\-forwarding +Currently does nothing, but a future release may default to enabling lock +forwarding. If you depend on this behaviour, it's recommended to set this flag +explicitly. + +.TP .B \-\-enable\-ioctl, \-o enable\-ioctl Enables forwarding of ioctl, which is needed for some advanced features such as append-only files (\fBchattr +a\fP). Note that the ioctl action will be |