1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bb/utils.py b/lib/bb/utils.py
index ccafda19e..82e5dc427 100644
--- a/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def fileslocked(files):
     for lock in locks:
         bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
 
-def lockfile(name, shared=False):
+def lockfile(name, shared=False, retry=True):
     """
     Use the file fn as a lock file, return when the lock has been acquired.
     Returns a variable to pass to unlockfile().
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ def lockfile(name, shared=False):
     op = fcntl.LOCK_EX
     if shared:
         op = fcntl.LOCK_SH
+    if not retry:
+        op = op | fcntl.LOCK_NB
 
     while True:
         # If we leave the lockfiles lying around there is no problem
@@ -442,6 +444,8 @@ def lockfile(name, shared=False):
             lf.close()
         except Exception:
             continue
+        if not retry:
+            return None
 
 def unlockfile(lf):
     """