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. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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