lock(2) — Dell System V Release 4 Issue 2.2



lock(2)        UNIX System V(Application Compatibility Package)         lock(2)


NAME
      lock - lock a process in primary memory

SYNOPSIS
      cc [flag . . .] file . . . -lx
      int lock(flag);

DESCRIPTION
      If the flag argument is nonzero, the process executing this call will not
      be swapped unless it is required to grow.  If the argument is zero, the
      process is unlocked.  This call may only be executed by the super-user.
      If someone other than the super-user tries to execute this call, a value
      of -1 is returned and the errno is set to EPERM.









































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