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Re: Replace lockmgr for vnodes
On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 06:14:27PM -0800, Bill Stouder-Studenmund wrote:
> Do all of the places that try to lock a kmutex always check return values?
> The older locking primitives, such as vnode locks, often were called in
> places that didn't cope with getting a return error code. Many times that
> means they didn't bother to check. :-)
No, they don't. In the long run I'm intending to fix at least the
vnode locks, because IMO they should be interruptible, but that'll
likely be a slow process.
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David A. Holland
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