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Date:      Wed, 8 Apr 1998 16:48:29 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        jb@cimlogic.com.au (John Birrell)
Cc:        toor@dyson.iquest.net, dufault@hda.com, gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: kernel support for memory semaphores/locks...
Message-ID:  <199804082148.QAA08206@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <199804082114.HAA24748@cimlogic.com.au> from John Birrell at "Apr 9, 98 07:14:58 am"

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> John S. Dyson wrote:
> > > 
> > > Was this added for compatability with another system?
> > > 
> > It was added to support some threads work.
> 
> I think that yield() needs to be replaced by the sched_yield() that
> Peter has coded. We are not currently building libc support for yield().
> 
> Any POSIX compatible threads work needs to use sched_yield(). yield()
> polutes the user's name space, so it should be renamed before being
> built into libc.
> 
> I'd like to see any new syscalls named with leading underscores from
> now on and a weak symbol for the name that the user is allowed to
> re-define.
> 
Well, I don't mind renaming it, but I need it.  (Unless sched_yield does
what I need.)

John

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