1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index 40b5f2f3dc..5dc7e766f5 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def fileslocked(files):
     for lock in locks:
         bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
 
-def lockfile(name):
+def lockfile(name, shared=False):
     """
     Use the file fn as a lock file, return when the lock has been acquired.
     Returns a variable to pass to unlockfile().
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ def lockfile(name):
         logger.error("Error, lockfile path is not writable!: %s" % path)
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    op = fcntl.LOCK_EX
+    if shared:
+        op = fcntl.LOCK_SH
+
     while True:
         # If we leave the lockfiles lying around there is no problem
         # but we should clean up after ourselves. This gives potential
@@ -427,7 +431,7 @@ def lockfile(name):
         try:
             lf = open(name, 'a+')
             fileno = lf.fileno()
-            fcntl.flock(fileno, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+            fcntl.flock(fileno, op)
             statinfo = os.fstat(fileno)
             if os.path.exists(lf.name):
                 statinfo2 = os.stat(lf.name)