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SubjectRe: Multi Processor Safe!
G Jalaja Devi wrote:

> There is no file called spinlocks.txt. There is a file locks.txt. That
> doesn't serve the purpose.

There is a spinlocks.txt:

bsc@cryo:/usr/src/linux/Documentation > ll spinlocks.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 1046 1046 7968 jun 24 1998 spinlocks.txt

... but only for 2.2. To make a 2.0-thingy SMP safe, you need to use
the right cli()/sti()/saveflags(..) combination.

Kind regards,


Brian

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