Subject: Re: semaphore
To: Simon J. Gerraty <sjg@crufty.net>
From: Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/21/2002 09:03:30
> > Can you send it to me again? I could plop it onto the "newlock" branch.
>
> Sure. I wanted to ping you about it anyway.
I thought one purpose of the newlock branch was (among other things)
about improving the API to our locking primitives. At least for folks
who don't speak dutch, semaphores typically have a *HORRID* API.
Which operation is "p" and which one is "v" again?
- Bill