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Subject: mutex in kld
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I am using mutex in a kld.
mutex protects an open file so lock and unlock functions are called from 
open and close functions of the kld repectively.
but when i start second instance of an application working on this file, my 
system hangs.
there is no sleep call in the code.

can anybody figure out what's the prob.

thanx
Anurag

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