1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/litmus.c b/src/litmus.c
index b32254b..e0d9253 100644
--- a/src/litmus.c
+++ b/src/litmus.c
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 
 #include <sched.h> /* for cpu sets */
 
@@ -49,6 +52,23 @@ const char* name_for_lock_protocol(int id)
         return "<UNKNOWN>";
 }
 
+int litmus_open_lock(
+        obj_type_t protocol,
+        int lock_id,
+        const char* namespace,
+        void *config_param)
+{
+        int fd, od;
+
+        fd = open(namespace, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+        if (fd < 0)
+                return -1;
+        od = od_openx(fd, protocol, lock_id, config_param);
+        close(fd);
+        return od;
+}
+
+
 
 void show_rt_param(struct rt_task* tp)
 {