Re: mutexs for synchronization between kernel threads?

Andi Kleen (ak@muc.de)
22 Apr 1999 11:14:37 +0200

Patrick MOUROT <pm@sxb.bsf.alcatel.fr> writes:
>
> Sorry for disturbing....but i have a hot (at least for us) question :
> Do you encounter any Priority Inversion or deadlock with Mutexes or
> Semaphores (regarding to spinlock) ??

AFAIK Linux 2.2 makes no attempt to handle priority inversion in any
locking code. so yes. Deadlocks are always easy with any locking
primitives.

-Andi

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