On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 07:50:36PM -0400, Kyle Moffett wrote: > On Apr 22, 2007, at 17:39:59, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote: > >use spinlock instead of binary mutex in idt77252 driver > > I think you really meant: "Use mutex instead of binary semaphore in > idt77252 driver", since this is a binary semaphore (not a mutex, > which are always binary):
And the binary semaphore terminology i a little confusing. struct semaphore is a full counting semaphore that is only used as a binary semaphore if we want to speak in CS terms. Than everyone else just caled them semaphore before these patches started to show up :) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
