Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:19:03 +0100 | From | Brian Schau <> | Subject | Re: Multi Processor Safe! |
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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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