From c02ebd25b6432a5100260ec4a6d3ec3f13c77d2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bwarsaw
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:10:54 +0000
Subject: FileLock.steal(): New method which just basically writes a new PID
 into the lock file.  USE WITH CAUTION.  Necessary because in the new
 news/mail gating code, the parent acquires the lock, and if successful, the
 child will steal it from the parent and then unlock it when done.  This
 should be safe, with a very small race window, if any.

---
 Mailman/LockFile.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

(limited to 'Mailman/LockFile.py')

diff --git a/Mailman/LockFile.py b/Mailman/LockFile.py
index e8f44675b..3fb7a5244 100644
--- a/Mailman/LockFile.py
+++ b/Mailman/LockFile.py
@@ -167,3 +167,7 @@ class FileLock:
             return 0
         pid, winner = self.__read()
         return pid == os.getpid()
+
+    # use with caution!!!
+    def steal(self):
+        self.__write()
-- 
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