1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/c_src/filebuffer.c b/c_src/filebuffer.c
index 8285695..87b9859 100644
--- a/c_src/filebuffer.c
+++ b/c_src/filebuffer.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ bf_read(buffered_file *file, uint64_t offset, size_t length, char **error)
 }
 
 buffered_file *
-bf_open(const char *path, int flags, const char *name)
+bf_open(const char *path, int flags, const char *name, int lock)
 {
         buffered_file *file = malloc(sizeof(buffered_file));
 
@@ -187,6 +187,16 @@ bf_open(const char *path, int flags, const char *name)
                 return NULL;
         }
 
+        if (lock) {
+                int ret;
+
+                ret = flock(file->fd, LOCK_EX|LOCK_NB);
+                if (ret == -1) {
+                        warn("flock %s", path);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+        }
+
         file->name = name;
 
         off_t datafile_filesize = lseek(file->fd, 0, SEEK_END);