m4.flags   [plain text]


dnl $Id: m4.flags,v 10.145 2007/10/26 15:01:32 bostic Exp $
dnl ###################################################################
dnl FLAGS
dnl ###################################################################
dnl
dnl OR'ing language.
dnl
define(m4_or, [bitwise inclusively m4_bold(OR)'ing])

dnl
dnl Unused flags.
dnl
define(m4_unusedflags, [dnl
m4_param(flags, [dnl
The m4_arg(flags) parameter is currently unused, and must be set to 0.])])

dnl
dnl Flags must be 0 or one of the following OR'd values.
dnl
define(m4_sf_or_may, [dnl
The m4_arg(flags) parameter must be set to 0 or by m4_or together one
or more of the following values:])

dnl
dnl Flags must be one of the following OR'd values.
dnl
define(m4_sf_or_must, [dnl
The m4_arg(flags) parameter must be set by m4_or together one or more
of the following values:])

dnl
dnl Flags may be added to by OR'ing one of the following values.
dnl	#1 "0" if a single flag, "1" if multiple flags
dnl
define(m4_sf_or_add, [dnl
In addition, the following ifelse([$1],0, flag, flags) may be set by
m4_or ifelse([$1],0, it, them) into the m4_arg(flags) parameter:])

dnl
dnl Flags must be one of the following values.
dnl
define(m4_sf_must, [dnl
The m4_arg(flags) parameter must be set to one of the following values:])

dnl
dnl Flags must be 0 or one of the following values.
dnl	#1 "0" if a single flag, "1" if multiple flags
dnl
define(m4_sf_zmust, [dnl
The m4_arg(flags) parameter must be set to 0 or
ifelse([$1],0, the following value:, one of the following values:)])

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dnl Additional flags: DB_AUTO_COMMIT
dnl   #1 method
dnl ###################################################################
define(m4_autocommit_flag, [dnl
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_AUTO_COMMIT), [dnl
Enclose the m4_ref($1) call within a transaction.  If the call succeeds,
changes made by the operation will be recoverable.  If the call fails,
the operation will have made no changes.])])

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dnl Additional flags: RMW
dnl	#1 additional text
dnl ###################################################################
define(m4_rmw_flag, [dnl
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_RMW), [dnl
Acquire write locks instead of read locks when doing the read, if
locking is configured.  Setting this flag can eliminate deadlock during
a read-modify-write cycle by acquiring the write lock during the read
part of the cycle so that another thread of control acquiring a read
lock for the same item, in its own read-modify-write cycle, will not
result in deadlock.
ifelse([$1],,, [m4_p([$1])])])])

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dnl lock_detect, set_lk_detect flags.
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define(m4_lk_detect_flags, [dnl
m4_tagbegin
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_DEFAULT), [dnl
Use whatever lock policy was specified when the database environment
was created.  If no lock policy has yet been specified, set the lock
policy to DB_LOCK_RANDOM.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_EXPIRE), [dnl
Reject lock requests which have timed out.  No other deadlock detection
is performed.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_MAXLOCKS), [dnl
Reject the lock request for the locker ID with the most locks.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_MAXWRITE), [dnl
Reject the lock request for the locker ID with the most write locks.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_MINLOCKS), [dnl
Reject the lock request for the locker ID with the fewest locks.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_MINWRITE), [dnl
Reject the lock request for the locker ID with the fewest write locks.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_OLDEST), [dnl
Reject the lock request for the locker ID with the oldest lock.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_RANDOM), [dnl
Reject the lock request for a random locker ID.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_LOCK_YOUNGEST), [dnl
Reject the lock request for the locker ID with the youngest lock.])
m4_tagend])

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dnl Cache priority.
dnl #1 method
dnl ###################################################################
define(m4_cache_priority_explain, [m4_p([dnl
The priority of a page biases the replacement algorithm to be more or
less likely to discard a page when space is needed in the buffer pool.
The bias is temporary, and pages will eventually be discarded if they
are not referenced again.  The m4_refT($1) is only advisory, and does
not guarantee pages will be treated in a specific way.])])

define(m4_cache_priority_parameter, [dnl
m4_param(priority, [dnl
The m4_arg(priority) parameter must be set to one of the following
values:
m4_tagbegin
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_PRIORITY_VERY_LOW), [dnl
The lowest priority: pages are the most likely to be discarded.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_PRIORITY_LOW), [The next lowest priority.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_PRIORITY_DEFAULT), [The default priority.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_PRIORITY_HIGH), [The next highest priority.])
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_PRIORITY_VERY_HIGH), [dnl
The highest priority: pages are the least likely to be discarded.])
m4_tagend])])

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dnl Stat flags:
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define(m4_stat_flags, [dnl
m4_sf_zmust(0)
m4_tagbegin
m4_tag(m4_idef(DB_STAT_CLEAR), [dnl
Reset statistics after returning their values.])
m4_tagend])