Re: [PATCH] Upgradeable read locks for USB

=?ISO-8859-1?Q?I=F1aky P=E9rez Gonz=E1lez?= (inaky@peloncho.fis.ucm.es)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:51:18 +0100


Hi

>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Plumb <colin@nyx.net> writes:
Colin> Aiee! Do NOT do this! Deadlock! Deadlock!
Colin> Consider what happens if two people with read locks try to
Colin> upgrade at the same time.

Yeah ... I screwed it down. Now I have re-implemented a new
scheme, and now it'll work. Will publish it soon.

Thx

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