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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation
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    David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> writes:
    >> Is there a reason you didnt answer the comment about down/up being the
    >> usual way computing refers to the operations on counting semaphores but
    >> just deleted it ?
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    > up/down is also used in conjunction with mutexes and R/W semaphores, so
    > counting semaphores do not have exclusive rights to the terminology.

    I suspect that is only the case where the author of the mutex was
    accustomed to using semaphores as mutexes before-hand; "up/down" are
    rather poor names for mutex operations otherwise. lock/unlock are much
    better.

    -Miles
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