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diff --git a/guix/build/syscalls.scm b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
index a9cd6e93c8..86723c23c7 100644
--- a/guix/build/syscalls.scm
+++ b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
processes
mkdtemp!
pivot-root
+ fcntl-flock
CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID
CLONE_CHILD_SETTID
@@ -639,6 +640,74 @@ system to PUT-OLD."
;;;
+;;; Advisory file locking.
+;;;
+
+(define %struct-flock
+ ;; 'struct flock' from <fcntl.h>.
+ (list short ; l_type
+ short ; l_whence
+ size_t ; l_start
+ size_t ; l_len
+ int)) ; l_pid
+
+(define F_SETLKW
+ ;; On Linux-based systems, this is usually 7, but not always
+ ;; (exceptions include SPARC.) On GNU/Hurd, it's 9.
+ (cond ((string-contains %host-type "sparc") 9) ; sparc-*-linux-gnu
+ ((string-contains %host-type "linux") 7) ; *-linux-gnu
+ (else 9))) ; *-gnu*
+
+(define F_SETLK
+ ;; Likewise: GNU/Hurd and SPARC use 8, while the others typically use 6.
+ (cond ((string-contains %host-type "sparc") 8) ; sparc-*-linux-gnu
+ ((string-contains %host-type "linux") 6) ; *-linux-gnu
+ (else 8))) ; *-gnu*
+
+(define F_xxLCK
+ ;; The F_RDLCK, F_WRLCK, and F_UNLCK constants.
+ (cond ((string-contains %host-type "sparc") #(1 2 3)) ; sparc-*-linux-gnu
+ ((string-contains %host-type "hppa") #(1 2 3)) ; hppa-*-linux-gnu
+ ((string-contains %host-type "linux") #(0 1 2)) ; *-linux-gnu
+ (else #(1 2 3)))) ; *-gnu*
+
+(define fcntl-flock
+ (let ((proc (syscall->procedure int "fcntl" `(,int ,int *))))
+ (lambda* (fd-or-port operation #:key (wait? #t))
+ "Perform locking OPERATION on the file beneath FD-OR-PORT. OPERATION
+must be a symbol, one of 'read-lock, 'write-lock, or 'unlock. When WAIT? is
+true, block until the lock is acquired; otherwise, thrown an 'flock-error'
+exception if it's already taken."
+ (define (operation->int op)
+ (case op
+ ((read-lock) (vector-ref F_xxLCK 0))
+ ((write-lock) (vector-ref F_xxLCK 1))
+ ((unlock) (vector-ref F_xxLCK 2))
+ (else (error "invalid fcntl-flock operation" op))))
+
+ (define fd
+ (if (port? fd-or-port)
+ (fileno fd-or-port)
+ fd-or-port))
+
+ ;; XXX: 'fcntl' is a vararg function, but here we happily use the
+ ;; standard ABI; crossing fingers.
+ (let ((err (proc fd
+ (if wait?
+ F_SETLKW ; lock & wait
+ F_SETLK) ; non-blocking attempt
+ (make-c-struct %struct-flock
+ (list (operation->int operation)
+ SEEK_SET
+ 0 0 ; whole file
+ 0)))))
+ (or (zero? err)
+
+ ;; Presumably we got EAGAIN or so.
+ (throw 'flock-error (errno)))))))
+
+
+;;;
;;; Network interfaces.
;;;