Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:14:50 -0700 | From | Paul Jackson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/5] lock_cpu_hotplug: Redesign - Lightweight implementation of lock_cpu_hotplug. |
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Gautham wrote: + *- Readers assume control iff: * + * a) No other reader has a reference and no writer is writing. * + * OR * + * b) Atleast one reader (on *any* cpu) has a reference. *
Isn't this logically equivalent to stating:
*- Readers assume control iff no writer is writing
(Or if it's not equivalent, it might be interesting to state why.)
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