* Move addTempRoot() to the store API, and add another function

  syncWithGC() to allow clients to register GC roots without needing
  write access to the global roots directory or the GC lock.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstore/gc.cc b/src/libstore/gc.cc
index 3e4150d898..56e64369a7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/gc.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/gc.cc
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ void createSymlink(const Path & link, const Path & target, bool careful)
 }
 
 
+void LocalStore::syncWithGC()
+{
+    AutoCloseFD fdGCLock = openGCLock(ltRead);
+}
+
+
 Path addPermRoot(const Path & _storePath, const Path & _gcRoot,
     bool indirect, bool allowOutsideRootsDir)
 {
@@ -83,10 +89,6 @@ Path addPermRoot(const Path & _storePath, const Path & _gcRoot,
     Path gcRoot(canonPath(_gcRoot));
     assertStorePath(storePath);
 
-    /* Grab the global GC root.  This prevents the set of permanent
-       roots from increasing while a GC is in progress. */
-    AutoCloseFD fdGCLock = openGCLock(ltRead);
-
     if (indirect) {
         string hash = printHash32(hashString(htSHA1, gcRoot));
         Path realRoot = canonPath((format("%1%/%2%/auto/%3%")
@@ -110,6 +112,11 @@ Path addPermRoot(const Path & _storePath, const Path & _gcRoot,
         createSymlink(gcRoot, storePath, false);
     }
 
+    /* Grab the global GC root, causing us to block while a GC is in
+       progress.  This prevents the set of permanent roots from
+       increasing while a GC is in progress. */
+    store->syncWithGC();
+    
     return gcRoot;
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ static Path fnTempRoots;
 static AutoCloseFD fdTempRoots;
 
 
-void addTempRoot(const Path & path)
+void LocalStore::addTempRoot(const Path & path)
 {
     /* Create the temporary roots file for this process. */
     if (fdTempRoots == -1) {