Re: [PATCH] Lightweight userspace semaphores...

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 10:20:04 -0800 (PST)

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On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Ingo Molnar wrote:
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> On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Rusty Russell wrote:
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> > 1) Interface is: open /dev/usem, pread, pwrite.
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> i like the patch, but the interface is ugly IMO. Why not new syscalls?

I agree - I dislike magic device files a whole lot more than just abotu
every alternative.

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

Linus

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