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DateSun, 16 Jan 2005 16:21:27 +0000
FromChristoph Hellwig <>
SubjectRe: 2.6.11-rc1-mm1
On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 06:09:23PM -0500, Karim Yaghmour wrote:
> relayfs implements two schemes: lockless and locking. The later uses
> standard linear locking mechanisms. If you need stringent constant
> time, you know what to do.

the lockless mode is really just loops around cmpxchg. It's spinlocks
reinvented poorly.

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