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From: "Alexander N. Kabaev" <ak03@gte.com>
To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: RE: sx_assert() vs. SX_ASSERT_*()
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I am strongly suport the change :) I had to implement similar function
for an unnamed product port for FreeBSD and your changes will definitely
minimize my diffs.

On 23-Oct-2001 John Baldwin wrote:
> Anyone object greatly to making a change to the sx(9) API to use an
> sx_assert()
> function similar to mtx_assert() for mutexes instead of having
> several
> SX_ASSERT_FOO macros?
> 
> Here is what the new API would look like:
> 
>         sx_assert(&foo_lock, SX_LOCKED);
>         sx_assert(&bar_lock, SX_SLOCKED);
> 
> vs.
> 
>         SX_ASSERT_LOCKED(&foo_lock);
>         SX_ASSERT_SLOCKED(&bar_lock);
> 
> -- 
> 
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