journal_lock_updates(9)
NAME
journal_lock_updates - establish a transaction barrier.
SYNOPSIS
void journal_lock_updates(journal_t * journal);
ARGUMENTS
- journal
- Journal to establish a barrier on.
DESCRIPTION
This locks out any further updates from being started, and blocks until
all existing updates have completed, returning only once the journal is
in a quiescent state with no updates running.
The journal lock should not be held on entry.
AUTHORS
- Roger Gammans <rgammans@computer-surgery.co.uk>
- Author.
- Stephen Tweedie <sct@redhat.com>
- Author.