Linux, fcntl, F_SETLEASE and signals

[Chris Green]

Hey folks,

Is there anyway for a signal handler in python to get the information
from a 3 argument signal handler rather than just the signal number
and stack frame?

I've got an application where I have to check for F_SETLEASE on a file
in python on Linux 2.4. What this does is tells the kernel to notify
the current process with SIGIO that a particular file descriptor is being
modified by another process.

import fcntl
f = open(".zshrc", "r+")
fcntl.fcntl(f, fcntl.F_SETLEAS E, fcntl.F_WRLCK)

0

Now, when another process opens ".zshrc", I get a SIGIO saying
something happened. The kernel provides the information on what
descriptor changed in a siginfo_t's si_fd field.

Is there anyway to get this from python?

Thanks,
Chris
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[Michael Hudson]

Chris Green <cm*@dok.org> writes:

Hey folks,

Is there anyway for a signal handler in python to get the information
from a 3 argument signal handler rather than just the signal number
and stack frame?
No.
I've got an application where I have to check for F_SETLEASE on a file
in python on Linux 2.4. What this does is tells the kernel to notify
the current process with SIGIO that a particular file descriptor is being
modified by another process.

import fcntl
f = open(".zshrc", "r+")
fcntl.fcntl(f, fcntl.F_SETLEAS E, fcntl.F_WRLCK)

0

Now, when another process opens ".zshrc", I get a SIGIO saying
something happened. The kernel provides the information on what
descriptor changed in a siginfo_t's si_fd field.

Is there anyway to get this from python?

What a wonderful interface. I think you'll have to write some C for
this...

Cheers,
mwh

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and -march-pentium4-800Mhz and I am sure that the MOUSE
CURSOR is moving 5 % FASTER!
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[Jeff Epler]

I don't know of a way to do this without an extension module. It should
be possible to do it with an extension module, though. The module
would use sigaction() to install its own handler for SIGIO, and stash
the desired fields from the siginfo_t parameter somewhere. Use
Py_AddPendingCa ll() (undocumented? but with a public API name) to run a
callback with the stashed information in the void* arg, which calls back
into Python or does whatever else you need.

Jeff

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[John Lenton]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:27:57 -0400, Chris Green <cm*@dok.org> wrote:

Hey folks,

Is there anyway for a signal handler in python to get the information
from a 3 argument signal handler rather than just the signal number
and stack frame?

I've got an application where I have to check for F_SETLEASE on a file
in python on Linux 2.4. What this does is tells the kernel to notify
the current process with SIGIO that a particular file descriptor is being
modified by another process.

import fcntl
f = open(".zshrc", "r+")
fcntl.fcntl(f, fcntl.F_SETLEAS E, fcntl.F_WRLCK) 0

would this be close enough?

Python 2.3.4 (#2, Jul 5 2004, 09:15:05)
[GCC 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-2)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright" , "credits" or "license" for more information.

import fcntl
import ctypes
libc = ctypes.cdll.Loa dLibrary('/lib/libc.so.6')
f = open("/home/john/.bashrc")
libc.fcntl(f.fi leno(), fcntl.F_SETLEAS E, fcntl.F_WRLCK) 0
# now someone cats .bashrc

.... I/O possible

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bash: fortune: command not found

[John Lenton]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:03:56 -0300, John Lenton <jl*****@gmail. com> wrote:

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:27:57 -0400, Chris Green <cm*@dok.org> wrote:

Hey folks,

Is there anyway for a signal handler in python to get the information
from a 3 argument signal handler rather than just the signal number
and stack frame?

I've got an application where I have to check for F_SETLEASE on a file
in python on Linux 2.4. What this does is tells the kernel to notify
the current process with SIGIO that a particular file descriptor is being
modified by another process.

>> import fcntl
>> f = open(".zshrc", "r+")
>> fcntl.fcntl(f, fcntl.F_SETLEAS E, fcntl.F_WRLCK)

0

would this be close enough?

Python 2.3.4 (#2, Jul 5 2004, 09:15:05)
[GCC 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-2)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright" , "credits" or "license" for more information.

import fcntl
import ctypes
libc = ctypes.cdll.Loa dLibrary('/lib/libc.so.6')
f = open("/home/john/.bashrc")
libc.fcntl(f.fi leno(), fcntl.F_SETLEAS E, fcntl.F_WRLCK) 0
# now someone cats .bashrc

... I/O possible

sorry, I got the wrong end of the stick. But ctypes lets you do what
you want, anyways. Portable as Linux :)

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bash: fortune: command not found

[Gardner Pomper]

Hi,

I am not sure if this is the right list, but I am having a problem with
the installation of boa constructor. It all seems to have installed with
no errors, but when I try to run it, this is what I get:

python /usr/lib/python2.2/boa-constructor-0.2.3/Boa.py

Starting Boa Constructor v0.2.3
importing wxPython
reading user preferences
Segmentation fault

Here is how I installed it:
I went to boa-constructor.sou rceforge.net and went to the download area.
There it says:

Before this can work, you'll need to have successfully installed
wxPython 2.4.0.7 or higher and Python 2.1 or higher. I have listed my
installed versions below.

Here is the list of my installed versions of python related things:

rpm -qa | grep -i python
python-2.2.3-5
mod_python-3.0.3-2.ent
gnome-python2-bonobo-1.99.14-5
gnome-python2-1.99.14-5
libxml2-python-2.5.10-5
bproc-python-0.9-13_Scyld
wxPythonGTK-py2.2-2.5.1.5-1
python-optik-1.4.1-2
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-1.99.14-5
python-devel-2.2.3-5
gnome-python2-gconf-1.99.14-5
rpm-python-4.2.1-4.4
gnome-python2-canvas-1.99.14-5

Here is my list of gtk related things:

rpm -qa | grep -i gtk
gtk2-2.2.4-4.0
pygtk2-libglade-1.99.16-8
gtkhtml2-devel-2.2.0-6
pygtk2-devel-1.99.16-8
gtkhtml2-2.2.0-6
gtkam-0.1.7-6
gtkhtml3-3.0.9-4
gtk2-engines-2.2.0-2
gtk2-devel-2.2.4-4.0
gtk-doc-1.1-3.0
gtk+-1.2.10-27.1
pygtk2-1.99.16-8
gtk-engines-0.12-2.0
gtk+-devel-1.2.10-27.1
wxPythonGTK-py2.2-2.5.1.5-1
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-1.99.14-5
gtkam-gimp-0.1.7-6
usermode-gtk-1.68-5

I downloaded boa-constructor-0.2.3.src.zip and unzipped it as root in
the /usr/lib/python2.2 directory.

Can anyone give me any suggestions on what to try next?

- Gardner

[Chris Green]

John Lenton <jl*****@gmail. com> writes:

sorry, I got the wrong end of the stick. But ctypes lets you do what
you want, anyways. Portable as Linux :)

Thanks for pointing me to that. Seems like a very interesting
module. It may help me out :)
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Let not the sands of time get in your lunch.

[vincent wehren]

Gardner Pomper wrote:

Hi,

I am not sure if this is the right list, but I am having a problem with
the installation of boa constructor. It all seems to have installed with
no errors, but when I try to run it, this is what I get:

python /usr/lib/python2.2/boa-constructor-0.2.3/Boa.py

Starting Boa Constructor v0.2.3
importing wxPython
reading user preferences
Segmentation fault

Here is how I installed it:
I went to boa-constructor.sou rceforge.net and went to the download area.
There it says:

Before this can work, you'll need to have successfully installed
wxPython 2.4.0.7 or higher and Python 2.1 or higher. I have listed my
installed versions below.

Here is the list of my installed versions of python related things:

rpm -qa | grep -i python
python-2.2.3-5
mod_python-3.0.3-2.ent
gnome-python2-bonobo-1.99.14-5
gnome-python2-1.99.14-5
libxml2-python-2.5.10-5
bproc-python-0.9-13_Scyld
wxPythonGTK-py2.2-2.5.1.5-1
python-optik-1.4.1-2
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-1.99.14-5
python-devel-2.2.3-5
gnome-python2-gconf-1.99.14-5
rpm-python-4.2.1-4.4
gnome-python2-canvas-1.99.14-5

Here is my list of gtk related things:

rpm -qa | grep -i gtk
gtk2-2.2.4-4.0
pygtk2-libglade-1.99.16-8
gtkhtml2-devel-2.2.0-6
pygtk2-devel-1.99.16-8
gtkhtml2-2.2.0-6
gtkam-0.1.7-6
gtkhtml3-3.0.9-4
gtk2-engines-2.2.0-2
gtk2-devel-2.2.4-4.0
gtk-doc-1.1-3.0
gtk+-1.2.10-27.1
pygtk2-1.99.16-8
gtk-engines-0.12-2.0
gtk+-devel-1.2.10-27.1
wxPythonGTK-py2.2-2.5.1.5-1
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-1.99.14-5
gtkam-gimp-0.1.7-6
usermode-gtk-1.68-5

I downloaded boa-constructor-0.2.3.src.zip and unzipped it as root in
the /usr/lib/python2.2 directory.

Can anyone give me any suggestions on what to try next?

- Gardner

AFAIK, Boa doesn't work with wxPython 2.5.1. With Boa, you need to use
wxPython 2.4.2.

--
Vincent Wehren

[Chris Green]

Jeff Epler <je****@unpytho nic.net> writes:

Use Py_AddPendingCa ll() (undocumented? but with a public API name) to
run a callback with the stashed information in the void* arg, which
calls back into Python or does whatever else you need.

What I ended up doing what creating a module that just installed a
handler that appends FD info onto a queue and then have a python call
that will check that queue suitable for use in an event loop.

It's my first python C extension so there's a few things I'm sure I'm
not doing right, most notably finding the spot to put finalization
code in.

http://cmg.dok.org/cgi-bin/pyblosxom...hon/linuxlease
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[Jeff Epler]

What I don't see here is any handling of threads.

The SIGIO handler might be called at the same time as Python code is
running in another thread. That means the call to getPending can see a
partially modified queue, or that the queue can be modified by a signal
while getPending is running.

Perhaps the code is written in some way that avoids these problems, but
I wasn't able to see how that would happen.

Jeff

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