On Sunday, 22 August 1999 at 22:07:04 -0400, Garrett Wollman wrote:
> <<On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:06:54 +0930, Greg Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
>> Correct. I suppose it's worth discussing what the default should be.
>> Should they get EAGAIN or block? Obviously you'd want a way of
>> specifying which, but there would have to be a default for
>> non-lock-aware programs. I think I'd go for blocking; it's less error
>> prone.
>
> I'd be strongly opposed to any sort of mandatory locking. The whole
> notion is unspeakably evil, although this is mitigated somewhat if it
> does not apply to processes with appropriate privilege.
That's a strange thing to say. Should we do away with locks in the
kernel too?
Greg
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