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diff --git a/nscd/cache.c b/nscd/cache.c
index 787f8b46f5..899e2caf77 100644
--- a/nscd/cache.c
+++ b/nscd/cache.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2003-2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1998.
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ prune_cache (struct database_dyn *table, time_t now)
if (cnt == 0)
return;
+ /* This function can be called from the cleanup thread but also in
+ response to an invalidate command. Make sure only one thread is
+ running. No need for the second to wait around. */
+ if (pthread_mutex_trylock (&table->prunelock) != 0)
+ /* Te work is already being done. */
+ return ;
+
/* If we check for the modification of the underlying file we invalidate
the entries also in this case. */
if (table->check_file)
@@ -455,4 +462,6 @@ prune_cache (struct database_dyn *table, time_t now)
/* Run garbage collection if any entry has been removed or replaced. */
if (any)
gc (table);
+
+ pthread_mutex_unlock (&table->prunelock);
}