Pier Fumagalli wrote:
> 
> > (IME, pthread-based locks tend to be the fastest, but not many platforms
> > support that.)
> 
> IME -> In My Experience ??? :) how about semaphores against file locks?
> 

Sems are faster there too, but have the nasty tendency to leak if there
are core dumps and cleanups don't occur :(

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