function lock_release in Drupal 7

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 6 includes/lock.inc \lock_release()
2. 6 includes/lock-install.inc \lock_release()

Release a lock previously acquired by lock_acquire().

This will release the named lock if it is still held by the current request.

Parameters

$name: The name of the lock.

Related topics

17 calls to lock_release()

DrupalCacheArray::set in includes/bootstrap.inc

Writes a value to the persistent cache immediately.

DrupalWebTestCase::storeSetupCache in modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php

Store the installation setup to a cache.

drupal_cron_run in includes/common.inc

Executes a cron run when called.

FieldInfo::getBundleExtraFields in modules/field/field.info.class.inc

Retrieves the "extra fields" for a bundle.

FieldInfo::getBundleInstances in modules/field/field.info.class.inc

Retrieves the instances for a bundle.

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File

includes/lock.inc, line 247

A database-mediated implementation of a locking mechanism.

Code

function lock_release($name) {
  global $locks;
  unset($locks[$name]);
  db_delete('semaphore')
    ->condition('name', $name)
    ->condition('value', _lock_id())
    ->execute();
}