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31
32   --  This package contains the necessary routines to provide
33   --  reliable system wide locking capability.
34
35package System.Global_Locks is
36
37   Lock_Error : exception;
38   --  Exception raised if a request cannot be executed on a lock
39
40   type Lock_Type is private;
41   --  Such a lock is a global lock between partitions. This lock is
42   --  uniquely defined between the partitions because of its name.
43
44   Null_Lock : constant Lock_Type;
45   --  This needs comments ???
46
47   procedure Create_Lock (Lock : out Lock_Type; Name : String);
48   --  Create or retrieve a global lock for the current partition using
49   --  its Name.
50
51   procedure Acquire_Lock (Lock : in out Lock_Type);
52   --  If the lock cannot be acquired because someone already owns it, this
53   --  procedure is supposed to wait and retry forever.
54
55   procedure Release_Lock (Lock : in out Lock_Type);
56
57private
58
59   type Lock_Type is new Natural;
60
61   Null_Lock : constant Lock_Type := 0;
62
63end System.Global_Locks;
64