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DateTue, 13 Dec 2005 10:09:17 +0100
FromAndi Kleen <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation
> it's not _that_ bad, if done overnight. It does not touch any of the 
> down/up APIs. Touching those would create a monster patch and monster 
> impact.

One argument for a full rename (and abandoning the old "struct semaphore"
name completely) would be that it would offer a clean break for out tree code,
no silent breakage. 

-Andi

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