function lock_may_be_available

7.x lock.inc lock_may_be_available($name)
6.x lock.inc lock_may_be_available($name)
6.x lock-install.inc lock_may_be_available($name)

Check if lock acquired by a different process may be available.

Return value

TRUE if there is no lock or it was removed, FALSE otherwise.

2 calls to lock_may_be_available()
lock_acquire in drupal-6.x/includes/lock.inc
Acquire (or renew) a lock, but do not block if it fails.
lock_wait in drupal-6.x/includes/lock.inc
Wait for a lock to be available.

File

drupal-6.x/includes/lock-install.inc, line 33
A stub lock implementation to be used during the installation process when database access is not yet available. Because Drupal's install system should never be running in more than on concurrant request, we can bypass any need for locking.

Code

function lock_may_be_available($name) {
  return TRUE;
}