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| -rw-r--r-- | openstack/common/lockutils.py | 23 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/openstack/common/lockutils.py b/openstack/common/lockutils.py index 79d1905..27525ce 100644 --- a/openstack/common/lockutils.py +++ b/openstack/common/lockutils.py @@ -158,17 +158,18 @@ def synchronized(name, lock_file_prefix, external=False, lock_path=None): This way only one of either foo or bar can be executing at a time. - The lock_file_prefix argument is used to provide lock files on disk with a - meaningful prefix. The prefix should end with a hyphen ('-') if specified. - - The external keyword argument denotes whether this lock should work across - multiple processes. This means that if two different workers both run a - a method decorated with @synchronized('mylock', external=True), only one - of them will execute at a time. - - The lock_path keyword argument is used to specify a special location for - external lock files to live. If nothing is set, then CONF.lock_path is - used as a default. + :param lock_file_prefix: The lock_file_prefix argument is used to provide + lock files on disk with a meaningful prefix. The prefix should end with a + hyphen ('-') if specified. + + :param external: The external keyword argument denotes whether this lock + should work across multiple processes. This means that if two different + workers both run a a method decorated with @synchronized('mylock', + external=True), only one of them will execute at a time. + + :param lock_path: The lock_path keyword argument is used to specify a + special location for external lock files to live. If nothing is set, then + CONF.lock_path is used as a default. """ def wrap(f): |