Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:22:11 +0000 From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> To: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@crodrigues.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Implement cv_wait_nolock(), for emulation of SGI's sv_wait() Message-ID: <20051208092211.GB9538@infradead.org> In-Reply-To: <20051207224359.GA4320@crodrigues.org> References: <20051207224359.GA4320@crodrigues.org>
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On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 05:43:59PM -0500, Craig Rodrigues wrote: > Hi, > > As part of the XFS for FreeBSD project, Alexander Kabaev > implemented a cv_wait_nolock() function for compatibility > with SGI's sv_wait() call: > http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?coll=0650&db=man&fname=/usr/share/catman/p_man/catD/SV_WAIT.z > > sv_wait() waits on a synchronization variable, the lock must be held > before the call is entered, but the lock is not held when sv_wait() is > exited. The name sounds odd. I'd rather all it cv_wait_unlock.
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