Function LockDirectory

src/util.cpp:148–175

static std::mutex cs_dir_locks;

bool LockDirectory(const fs::path& directory, const std::string lockfile_name, bool probe_only)
{
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> ulock(cs_dir_locks);
    fs::path pathLockFile = directory / lockfile_name;

    // If a lock for this directory already exists in the map, don't try to re-lock it
    if (dir_locks.count(pathLockFile.string())) {
        return true;
    }

    // Create empty lock file if it doesn't exist.
    FILE* file = fsbridge::fopen(pathLockFile, "a");
    if (file) fclose(file);

    try {
        auto lock = MakeUnique<boost::interprocess::file_lock>(pathLockFile.string().c_str());
        if (!lock->try_lock()) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!probe_only) {
            // Lock successful and we're not just probing, put it into the map
            dir_locks.emplace(pathLockFile.string(), std::move(lock));
        }
    } catch (const boost::interprocess::interprocess_exception& e) {
        return error("Error while attempting to lock directory %s: %s", directory.string(), e.what());
    }
    return true;
}

void ReleaseDirectoryLocks()
{