From 8c07b69f0292fa7dbfbd2409b389ae1e4ab5e222 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:12:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] src/dbfn.c: write lock aquisition failures to the panic log

---
 doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog | 7 +++++++
 src/src/dbfn.c        | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index cd0de35b7..0be0142b8 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.632 2010/06/12 15:21:25 jetmore Exp $
 Change log file for Exim from version 4.21
 -------------------------------------------
 
+Exim version 4.74
+-----------------
+
+TF/01 Failure to get a lock on a hints database can have serious
+      consequences so log it to the panic log.
+
+
 Exim version 4.73
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/src/src/dbfn.c b/src/src/dbfn.c
index c559a0b9b..751ca2e1a 100644
--- a/src/src/dbfn.c
+++ b/src/src/dbfn.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ alarm(0);
 if (sigalrm_seen) errno = ETIMEDOUT;
 if (rc < 0)
   {
-  log_write(0, LOG_MAIN, "Failed to get %s lock for %s: %s",
+  log_write(0, LOG_MAIN|LOG_PANIC, "Failed to get %s lock for %s: %s",
     read_only? "read" : "write", buffer,
     (errno == ETIMEDOUT)? "timed out" : strerror(errno));
   (void)close(dbblock->lockfd);
-- 
2.30.2