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From: Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@adaptec.com>
Subject: Re: I request inclusion of SAS Transport Layer and AIC-94xx into
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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 09:54:37 -0400
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On 09/30/05 19:42, Marcin Dalecki wrote:
> On 2005-10-01, at 00:01, Luben Tuikov wrote:
> 
>>Why should synchronization between Process A and Process B
>>reading storage attributes take place in the kernel?
>>
>>They can synchronize in user space.
> 
> 
> In a mandatory and transparent way? How?

Futex, userspace mutex, etc.  All through a user
space library interface.

	Luben