Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:09:17 +0100 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation |
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> 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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