Am Dienstag, 11. Mai 2004 18:12 schrieb David Brownell:
> Oliver Neukum wrote:
>
> > Concurrency here leads to insanity.
>
> We've had concurrency here in every version of Linux-USB since
> the earliest ones. I like to think that if a simple brainless
> bit of silicon can solve these issues without insanity, then
> surely a few smart penguins can do just as well ... ;)
We are Linux. Resistance is futile and we can do miracles.
The question is, is it worth it? Simplicity is a virtue.
The only action that might, just might, be
somewhat common is reading the tree, so with an rwsem
we are on the safe side in this regard and for the rest
correctness, which is easier ensured by simplicity, is the
the only worthwhile goal.
Regards
Oliver
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