Locking required for read-only database?

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Markus Doppelbauer

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Feb 19, 2014, 8:08:57 AM2/19/14
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Hello,

I use TokyoCabinet as a replacement for DJB's ConstantDatabase.
Multiple processes open a database read-only.
As far as I see, TokyoCabinet uses "mmap()" - using MAP_SHARED - as a cache
It it safe to disable locking?

Thanks a lot
Marcus
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