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From: Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@gmail.com>
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Hi,

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 4:36 AM, Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org> wrote:
>> I'm unsure if this replies to your concerns because you just criticize
>> without making a real technical question in this post.
>>
> I made comments on 3 points:
> =A0- using internal implementation details of mutex(9) is broken
> =A0- LOCK_FILE/LOCK_LINE are broken (a bit of a divergence on the
> original subject :/)
> =A0- there is _no_ reason not to use inlines function for such trivial on=
eliners
>
ok, I read the original thread, now that I understand the purpose of
the patch. It would make the third comment irrelevant, but I still do
not agree about the reason of the patch.

 - ARnaud