HEADS UP: UNIX domain socket locking changes merged to CVS HEAD

[Wilkinson, Alex]

    0n Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 08:52:25PM +0000, Robert Watson wrote: 

    >
    >Dear all,
    >
    >After on-and-off development since 2005, I've now merged the UNIX domain 
    >socket locking patch.  Special thanks to Kris Kennaway who has been 
    >providing stability testing, performance testing, and general support and 
    >feedback for this project since inception.

Can we have a nutshell summary of what "UNIX domain socket locking patch" actually does ?

 -aW