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DateThu, 26 Oct 2006 14:14:50 -0700
FromPaul Jackson <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/5] lock_cpu_hotplug: Redesign - Lightweight implementation of lock_cpu_hotplug.
Gautham wrote:
+ *- Readers assume control iff:					*
+ *    a) No other reader has a reference and no writer is writing.	*
+ *    OR								*
+ *    b) Atleast one reader (on *any* cpu) has a reference.		*

Isn't this logically equivalent to stating:

  *- Readers assume control iff no writer is writing

(Or if it's not equivalent, it might be interesting to state why.)

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