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Date:      Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:18:43 +0000
From:      "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
Cc:        arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: need for another mutex type/flag? 
Message-ID:  <23211.1232871523@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:49:49 PST." <497BA91D.805@elischer.org> 

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In message <497BA91D.805@elischer.org>, Julian Elischer writes:

>I would like to be able to add a flag to a mutex
>that tags it as a 'leaf' mutex. As a result it would be illegal
>to take any other mutex while holding a leaf mutex.

I second that, even if the flag is purely documentary, it is a
good idea.

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