Re: [PATCH 2.6.16-rc1-git4] accessfs: a permission managingfilesystem

[Andrew Morton]

Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >> >> +static DECLARE_MUTEX(accessfs_sem);
> >> >
> >> >Please use a `struct mutex'.
> >> 
> >> You know what's irritating? That DECLARE_MUTEX starts a semaphore and
> >> DEFINE_MUTEX a mutex.
> >
> >DECLARE_MUTEX will go away.
> 
> And be replaced by... DEFINE_SEMAPHORE?
> 

That would be logical.
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