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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is flock/fcntl for you. But locking is bad for performance too, especially in multithreaded enviroments.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the thing is - it's a choice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Then there is cooperative locking for you. It becomes a choice.