class Logger::LogDevice

def create_logfile(filename)
  begin
    logdev = File.open(filename, (File::WRONLY | File::APPEND | File::CREAT | File::EXCL))
    logdev.flock(File::LOCK_EX)
    logdev.sync = true
    logdev.binmode if @binmode
    add_log_header(logdev)
    logdev.flock(File::LOCK_UN)
  rescue Errno::EEXIST
    # file is created by another process
    logdev = open_logfile(filename)
    logdev.sync = true
  end
  logdev
end