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 # The locks application #
 
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 __Authors:__ Ulf Wiger ([`ulf@wiger.net`](mailto:ulf@wiger.net)), Thomas Arts ([`thomas@quviq.com`](mailto:thomas@quviq.com)).
 
 Scalable deadlock-resolving locking system