Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [patch 00/15] Generic Mutex Subsystem | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:06:47 +0100 |
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> > Then code can switch to "struct mutex" if people want to. And if one > > reason for it ends up being that the code avoids a performance bug in the > > process, all the better ;) > > > > Is this a good idea? Then we will have for a long time different > bits of code with exactly the same synchronisation requirements > using two different constructs that are slightly different. Not to > mention code specifically requiring semaphores would get confusing. > > If we agree mutex is a good idea at all (and I think it is), then > wouldn't it be better to aim for a wholesale conversion rather than > "if people want to"?
well most of this will "only" take a few kernel releases ;-)
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