Nikanth Karthikesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Also the globals random_read_wakeup_thresh and > random_write_wakeup_thresh are not at all protected by any locks! Why > locks are not needed for these?
Reading variables sizeof <= native word size (32bit or 64bit depending on architecture) is atomic by itself. This is not necessarily guaranteed in ISO-C or POSIX threads, but Linux can assume that. -Andi -- 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/
