> I noticed that in kaffe lock implementation (in slowLockMutex()
> and slowUnlockMutex() ), the last thread suspending on the lock
> will always be resumed firstly, which doesn't embody equality
> policy. Right?
It is not the fairest policy. However, the JLS does not require a
fair locking policy, and this is simpler/faster. Additionally, this
policy in Kaffe quickly exposes livelock problems in your code. :)
(I asked the exact same question a couple of months ago...).
-Pat
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