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#ifndef BIG_LOCK_H__
#define BIG_LOCK_H__
/*
* acquire_big_lock - acquire global lock
*
* returns 0 to indicate lock acquired
* returns >0 to indicate lock was already held
* returns <0 to indicate failed to acquire lock
*/
extern int acquire_big_lock(int timeout_secs);
/*
* release_big_lock - release global lock
*
* returns 0 if lock was released successfully
* returns -1 if lock had not been held before the call
*/
extern int release_big_lock(void);
#endif /* BIG_LOCK_H__ */