Re: [PATCH] Lightweight userspace semaphores...

From: Larry McVoy (lm@bitmover.com)
Date: Sat Feb 23 2002 - 13:28:05 EST

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> Also, one thing possibly worth looking into is to just put the actual
> semaphore contents into a regular file backed setup.
>
> Linus

Exactly. SMP gives you coherent memory and test-and-set or some other
atomic operation. Why not use it?

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