Re: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation

David Howells
2005-12-13T15:23:34Z

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> Is there a reason you didnt answer the comment about down/up being the
> usual way computing refers to the operations on counting semaphores but
> just deleted it ?

up/down is also used in conjunction with mutexes and R/W semaphores, so
counting semaphores do not have exclusive rights to the terminology.

David