On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 22:58:29 +0200 Duncan Sands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there any chance that a writer will wait for ever because readers > never stop coming? If you want fairness, every kind of rw locks in Linux fails you. You must use normal (non-rw) locks in such case. > Is it important to have several different > readers hold the lock at the same time? Not typically. I argued against gratious use of rwlocks for years. See http://www.advogato.org/person/Zaitcev/diary.html?start=153 -- Pete ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
