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b142600
Use flock() instead of UUCP-style locking for serial devices
taw10 Feb 6, 2022
0556472
Ignore a codespell false positive due to line wrapping
peternewman Feb 7, 2022
dd34c1d
Always compile UUCP code
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
cf4be90
Rename UUCP lock routines
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
638daf7
Rename AcquireLockAndOpen -> AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
5d0cb39
Add ReleaseSerialPortLock (to match AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort)
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
15a299b
Fix indentation
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
10e4ac6
OpenAndFlock: Return false if flock() is not available
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
d195639
Add a message when locking with flock()
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
ce8f9b4
Restore documentation of deprecated UUCP locking routines
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
d9f2721
OpenAndFlock: close FD if flock() is not available
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
4ea7de4
Add extra spaces before comments
taw10 Feb 13, 2022
6951d76
Wrap a long line
taw10 Feb 19, 2022
61752ab
Add some more debug messages
taw10 Feb 19, 2022
d45704f
Add deprecation dates
taw10 Feb 19, 2022
53b8c2c
Add parentheses to make Doxygen link a reference
taw10 Feb 19, 2022
9cd59a8
Add SerialLockTester
taw10 Feb 19, 2022
3e072f1
Don't fail if TIOCEXCL doesn't work
taw10 Feb 19, 2022
4bcf0f6
SerialLockTester: formatting fixes
taw10 Feb 20, 2022
d035bde
SerialLockTester: rearrange includes
taw10 Feb 20, 2022
379db11
SerialLockTester: Rearrange includes again
taw10 Feb 20, 2022
662b6e9
SerialLockTester: Create the test file
taw10 Feb 21, 2022
b394083
Update include/ola/io/Serial.h
taw10 Mar 5, 2022
8ca5f34
Remove pre-processor comment
taw10 Mar 5, 2022
11b2f40
Mention flock() when saying "No unlock necessary"
taw10 Mar 5, 2022
ff04282
Update include/ola/io/Serial.h
taw10 Mar 5, 2022
6138823
Update common/io/SerialLockTester.cpp
taw10 Mar 5, 2022
3d9ae1d
Fix debug message and over-long line
taw10 Mar 6, 2022
7fe0fa5
SerialLockTester: Eliminate unused variable
taw10 Mar 6, 2022
f9dec96
Split serial port locking into three separate steps
taw10 Mar 6, 2022
0bfe200
Formatting
taw10 Mar 6, 2022
9fe41fe
Fix include order
taw10 Mar 6, 2022
f60bd33
Clarify info message about TIOCEXCL
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
4806d31
Restore deleted comment
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
0dfa3f9
Add explanatory comment to #endif
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
f97bc8d
SerialLockTester: Add ".pid" to test filename
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
a528123
Update comments about serial port locking
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
98d4b66
Fix ordering of RemoveUUCPLockFile() and close()
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
64d4943
Add more #endif comments
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
3ada1bd
AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort: Release UUCP lock on error paths
taw10 Mar 20, 2022
277e151
Merge branch 'master' into serial-flock
taw10 Nov 11, 2022
227a613
Apply suggestions from code review
taw10 Nov 13, 2022
185b881
Merge branch 'master' into serial-flock
taw10 Apr 3, 2023
a93bde9
Merge branch 'master' into serial-flock
taw10 Oct 28, 2023
3c2afc8
Merge branch 'master' into serial-flock
taw10 Sep 14, 2025
ae7de43
Merge branch 'master' into serial-flock
taw10 Mar 28, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions .codespellignorelines
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Expand Up @@ -177,3 +177,4 @@ import java.nio.ByteOrder;
byte[] header = ByteBuffer.allocate(4).order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder()).putInt(headerContent).array();
int headerValue = ByteBuffer.wrap(header).order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder()).getInt();
# This is a very bodgy workaround to the fact that the pip install of the archive doesn't seem to work properly now on Travis
"uest\032\036.ola.rpc.STREAMING_NO_RESPONSEB\006\200\001"
46 changes: 26 additions & 20 deletions common/io/Serial.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ using std::string;

namespace {

#ifdef UUCP_LOCKING
string GetLockFile(const string &path) {
string GetUUCPLockFile(const string &path) {
const string base_name = ola::file::FilenameFromPath(path);
return ola::file::JoinPaths(UUCP_LOCK_DIR, "LCK.." + base_name);
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -108,14 +107,13 @@ bool ProcessExists(pid_t pid) {
#endif // _WIN32
}

bool RemoveLockFile(const string &lock_file) {
bool RemoveUUCPLockFile(const string &lock_file) {
if (unlink(lock_file.c_str())) {
OLA_WARN << "Failed to remove UUCP lock file: " << lock_file;
return false;
}
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return true;
}
#endif // UUCP_LOCKING

} // namespace

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -143,7 +141,6 @@ bool UIntToSpeedT(uint32_t value, speed_t *output) {
return false;
}

#ifdef HAVE_FLOCK
bool OpenAndFlock(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
// First, check if the path exists, there's no point trying to open it if not
if (!FileExists(path)) {
Expand All @@ -157,11 +154,16 @@ bool OpenAndFlock(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
return false;
}

#ifdef HAVE_FLOCK
if (flock(*fd, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB) == -1) {
OLA_INFO << "Failed to flock() device " << path;
close(*fd);
return false;
}
#else // HAVE_FLOCK
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close(*fd);
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return false;
#endif // HAVE_FLOCK

#if HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H
// As a final safety mechanism, use ioctl(TIOCEXCL) if available to prevent
Expand All @@ -172,12 +174,12 @@ bool OpenAndFlock(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
return false;
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}
#endif // HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H

OLA_INFO << "Locked " << path << " using flock()";
return true;
}
#endif // HAVE_FLOCK


#ifdef UUCP_LOCKING
bool AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
// This is rather tricky since there is no real convention for LCK files.
// If it was only a single process doing the locking we could use fnctl as
Expand All @@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ bool AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
}

// Second, clean up a stale lockfile.
const string lock_file = GetLockFile(path);
const string lock_file = GetUUCPLockFile(path);
OLA_DEBUG << "Checking for " << lock_file;
pid_t locked_pid;
if (!GetPidFromFile(lock_file, &locked_pid)) {
Expand All @@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ bool AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
}
// There is a race between the read & the unlink here. I'm not convinced it
// can be solved.
if (!RemoveLockFile(lock_file)) {
if (!RemoveUUCPLockFile(lock_file)) {
OLA_INFO << "Device " << path << " was locked by PID " << locked_pid
<< " which is no longer active, however failed to remove stale "
<< "lock file";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -244,15 +246,15 @@ bool AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
close(lock_fd);
if (r != pid_file_contents.size()) {
OLA_WARN << "Failed to write complete LCK file: " << lock_file;
RemoveLockFile(lock_file);
RemoveUUCPLockFile(lock_file);
return false;
}

// Now try to open the serial device.
if (!TryOpen(path, oflag, fd)) {
OLA_DEBUG << "Failed to open device " << path << " despite having the "
<< "lock file";
RemoveLockFile(lock_file);
RemoveUUCPLockFile(lock_file);
return false;
}

Expand All @@ -262,18 +264,16 @@ bool AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
if (ioctl(*fd, TIOCEXCL) == -1) {
OLA_WARN << "TIOCEXCL " << path << " failed: " << strerror(errno);
close(*fd);
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RemoveLockFile(lock_file);
RemoveUUCPLockFile(lock_file);
return false;
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Again we should return false.

}
#endif // HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H
return true;
}
#endif // UUCP_LOCKING


void ReleaseUUCPLock(const std::string &path) {
#ifdef UUCP_LOCKING
const string lock_file = GetLockFile(path);
const string lock_file = GetUUCPLockFile(path);

pid_t locked_pid;
if (!GetPidFromFile(lock_file, &locked_pid)) {
Expand All @@ -282,20 +282,26 @@ void ReleaseUUCPLock(const std::string &path) {

pid_t our_pid = getpid();
if (our_pid == locked_pid) {
if (RemoveLockFile(lock_file)) {
if (RemoveUUCPLockFile(lock_file)) {
OLA_INFO << "Released " << lock_file;
}
}
#endif /* else no action needed */
}

bool AcquireLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
bool AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd) {
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#ifdef UUCP_LOCKING
return AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(path, oflag, fd);
return AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(path, oflag, fd);
#else
return OpenAndFlock(path, oflag, fd);
return OpenAndFlock(path, oflag, fd);
#endif
}

void ReleaseSerialPortLock(const std::string &path) {
#ifdef UUCP_LOCKING
ReleaseUUCPLock(path);
#endif // UUCP_LOCKING
}


} // namespace io
} // namespace ola
42 changes: 36 additions & 6 deletions include/ola/io/Serial.h
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Expand Up @@ -59,6 +59,31 @@ typedef enum {
*/
bool UIntToSpeedT(uint32_t value, speed_t *output);

/**
* @brief Try to open the path, respecting UUCP locking.
* @param path the path to open
* @param oflag flags passed to open
* @param[out] fd a pointer to the fd which is returned.
* @returns true if the open succeeded, false otherwise.
*
* This fails-fast, it we can't get the lock immediately, we'll return false.
*
* @deprecated Use AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort() instead.
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* @see ReleaseUUCPLock()
*/
bool AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd);

/**
* @brief Remove a UUCP lock file for the device.
* @param path The path to unlock.
*
* The lock is only removed if the PID matches.
*
* @deprecated Use ReleaseSerialPortLock() instead.
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* @see AcquireUUCPLockAndOpen()
*/
void ReleaseUUCPLock(const std::string &path);

/**
* @brief Try to open the path and obtain a lock to control access
* @param path the path to open
Expand All @@ -70,19 +95,24 @@ bool UIntToSpeedT(uint32_t value, speed_t *output);
* (the default) or UUCP locking. See: ./configure --enable-uucp-locking.
*
* This fails-fast, it we can't get the lock immediately, we'll return false.
*
* @see ReleaseSerialPortLock()
*/
bool AcquireLockAndOpen(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd);
bool AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort(const std::string &path, int oflag, int *fd);

/**
* @brief Remove a UUCP lock file for the device.
* @brief Release a lock for the serial port
* @param path The path to unlock.
*
* The lock is only removed if the PID matches.
* If UUCP locking was used (see AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort), the lockfile
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* will be removed (but only if the PID matches).
*
* Does nothing if UUCP locking is not in use
* (see ./configure --enable-uucp-locking).
* Does nothing if flock() was used (see ./configure --enable-uucp-locking).
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Again can't this do all/more now?

*
* @see AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort()
*/
void ReleaseUUCPLock(const std::string &path);
void ReleaseSerialPortLock(const std::string &path);

} // namespace io
} // namespace ola
#endif // INCLUDE_OLA_IO_SERIAL_H_
8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions plugins/stageprofi/StageProfiDetector.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void StageProfiDetector::ReleaseWidget(const std::string &widget_path) {
// the map.
DescriptorMap::iterator iter = m_usb_widgets.find(widget_path);
if (iter != m_usb_widgets.end()) {
ola::io::ReleaseUUCPLock(widget_path);
ola::io::ReleaseSerialPortLock(widget_path);
iter->second = NULL;
return;
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ ConnectedDescriptor* StageProfiDetector::ConnectToUSB(
struct termios newtio;

int fd;
if (!ola::io::AcquireLockAndOpen(widget_path,
O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY,
&fd)) {
if (!ola::io::AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort(widget_path,
O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY,
&fd)) {
return NULL;
}

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion plugins/usbpro/BaseUsbProWidget.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ ola::io::ConnectedDescriptor *BaseUsbProWidget::OpenDevice(
const string &path) {
struct termios newtio;
int fd;
if (!ola::io::AcquireLockAndOpen(path, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY, &fd)) {
if (!ola::io::AcquireLockAndOpenSerialPort(path, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY, &fd)) {
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return NULL;
}

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion plugins/usbpro/WidgetDetectorThread.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void WidgetDetectorThread::FreeDescriptor(ConnectedDescriptor *descriptor) {
DescriptorInfo &descriptor_info = m_active_descriptors[descriptor];

m_active_paths.erase(descriptor_info.first);
io::ReleaseUUCPLock(descriptor_info.first);
io::ReleaseSerialPortLock(descriptor_info.first);
m_active_descriptors.erase(descriptor);
delete descriptor;
}
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