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Date:      Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:50:48 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Mandatory locking?
Message-ID:  <37C2B148.60FB81FA@newsguy.com>
References:  <19990823231130.A16133@netmonger.net> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908232313540.49952-100000@picnic.mat.net> <19990823232726.B16133@netmonger.net>

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Christopher Masto wrote:
> 
> Exactly.  You said that mandatory locking means that user A's correct
> use of locking means that user B doesn't have to be careful.  That's
> not the case, since A can step in between B's read and write.  A's
> mandatory lock doesn't help.
> 
> I don't see the use for it.

:-)

The thing is SO obviously flawed, that I wonder how many marketoid
drones it took to make sensible people think it is actually useful.
:-)

--
Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
dcs@newsguy.com
dcs@freebsd.org

	- Come on.
	- Where are we going?
	- To get what you came for.
	- What's that?
	- Me.


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