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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/src/log_mf_h.erl | 14 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/log_mf_h.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/log_mf_h.erl index 2729f27e51..5fa5360fa1 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/src/log_mf_h.erl +++ b/lib/stdlib/src/log_mf_h.erl @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ %% %% %CopyrightBegin% %% -%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2009. All Rights Reserved. +%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved. %% %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in @@ -185,13 +185,19 @@ read_index_file(Dir) -> %%----------------------------------------------------------------- %% Write the index file. This file contains one binary with %% the last used filename (an integer). +%% Write a temporary file and rename it in order to make the update +%% atomic. %%----------------------------------------------------------------- write_index_file(Dir, Index) -> - case file:open(Dir ++ "/index", [raw, write]) of + File = Dir ++ "/index", + TmpFile = File ++ ".tmp", + case file:open(TmpFile, [raw, write]) of {ok, Fd} -> - file:write(Fd, [Index]), - ok = file:close(Fd); + ok = file:write(Fd, [Index]), + ok = file:close(Fd), + ok = file:rename(TmpFile,File), + ok; _ -> exit(open_index_file) end. |