-lockmanager build skeleton

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/lockmanager/README b/src/lockmanager/README
index ef38e990c..8d9339e4d 100644
--- a/src/lockmanager/README
+++ b/src/lockmanager/README
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ programs. This service eliminates the need for programs to maintain their own
 checks upon a resource which should be protected from concurrent access.
 
 Locking is managed through locking-domains. A locking-domain is a string which
-uniquely identifies a group of locks. Locks are represented as unsigned
+uniquely identifies a group of locks. Locks are represented as unsigned 32-bit
 integers. When a critical resource has to be protected against simulataneous
-access by 2 programs. Both of them should connect to the lockmanager using the
-same locking-domain and try to lock a lock. Since only one of them can acquire
-the lock the other will be denied locking until the other releases it.
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+access by 2 programs, both of them should connect to the lockmanager using the
+same locking-domain and try to acquire a lock with the same number. Since only
+one of them can acquire the lock the other will be denied locking until the
+it the lock is released.
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