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Date:      Sat, 12 Jun 1999 15:09:16 -0500 (EST)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>
To:        Arun Sharma <adsharma@home.com>
Cc:        smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: simple_lock() ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990612150817.14320W-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <m31zfhfj5j.fsf@c62443-a.frmt1.sfba.home.com>

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On 12 Jun 1999, Arun Sharma wrote:

> Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> writes:
> 
> > The simple_lock/unlock/try_lock stuff looks like precursor work towards
> > finer grained SMP.  Is this true?  right now it looks like it amounts
> > to a NOP in SMP and UP systems, is this also true?
> 
> It is a nop in UP systems, but calls some locking primitive on a SMP
> system. 

because of the BGL i don't see why his is nessesary...

confused, 
-Alfred :)




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