atom feed10 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-archall mutexes -> read-write locks?
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Julian ElischerMay 29, 2008 5:28 pm 
Ed SchoutenJun 1, 2008 9:57 pm 
Julian ElischerJun 2, 2008 5:09 am 
Daniel EischenJun 2, 2008 5:20 am 
Daniel EischenJun 2, 2008 5:28 am 
Julian ElischerJun 2, 2008 7:10 am 
George V. Neville-NeilJun 2, 2008 3:37 pm 
Daniel EischenJun 2, 2008 5:14 pm 
Poul-Henning KampJun 2, 2008 5:34 pm 
Alfred PerlsteinJun 2, 2008 5:35 pm 
Subject:all mutexes -> read-write locks?
From:Poul-Henning Kamp (ph@phk.freebsd.dk)
Date:Jun 2, 2008 5:34:20 pm
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-arch

In message <Pine@sea.ntplx.net>, Daniel Eischen wri tes:

It doesn't, it shows one reason why mutexes can be different than read/write locks.

Agreed.

There is no easy way to determine which mutexes can be rw_locks, so take the correct route: education.

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