lockInfo.pid = pid;
        lockInfo.operation = operation;
        lockInfoAccess.writeLockInfo(lockFileAccess, lockInfo);
    }

    public LockInfo readLockInfo() throws IOException {
        return lockInfoAccess.readLockInfo(lockFileAccess);
    }

    /**
     * Reads the lock state from the lock file, possibly writing out a new lock file if not present or empty.
     */

    private final long infoRegionPos;

    public LockInfoAccess(long infoRegionPos) {
        this.infoRegionPos = infoRegionPos;
    }

    public LockInfo readLockInfo(RandomAccessFile lockFileAccess) throws IOException {
        if (lockFileAccess.length() <= infoRegionPos) {
            return new LockInfo();
        } else {
            lockFileAccess.seek(infoRegionPos);

                LOGGER.debug("Could not lock information region for {}. Ignoring.", displayName);
            } else {
                try {
                    out = lockFileAccess.readLockInfo();
                } finally {
                    lockOutcome.getFileLock().release();
                }
            }
            return out;
        }

        /**