From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 13 Oct 2001 10:25:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 13 Oct 2001 10:25:26 -0400 Received: from garrincha.netbank.com.br ([200.203.199.88]:41746 "HELO netbank.com.br") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 13 Oct 2001 10:25:12 -0400 Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:25:52 -0300 From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo To: Abhishek Rai Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Question : spinlock Message-ID: <20011013112552.A11166@conectiva.com.br> Mail-Followup-To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , Abhishek Rai , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20011013141804.51667.qmail@web11406.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20011013141804.51667.qmail@web11406.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i X-Url: http://advogato.org/person/acme Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Em Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 07:18:04AM -0700, Abhishek Rai escreveu: > > Can anybody tell me/ direct me to some tutorial/web > > site/manual etc/ where i can gather the concepts of > > Spin locks in linux, and get a good idea of the > > commonly used functions like : spin_lock_irqsave() > > etc. > > abhishek > PS : since i am not registered with the list please > make sure that u peronally send me the reply at > abbashake007@yahoo.com sheesh, calm down, the answer is coming 8) The very reliable Rusty's "Unreliable Guide To Locking": http://kernelnewbies.org/documents/kdoc/kernel-locking/lklockingguide.html also available at your local hard disk, at /wherever_you_put_your_linux_sources/Documentation/DocBook try: make htmldocs 8) - Arnaldo ``"90% of everything is crap", Its called Sturgeon's law 8) One of the problems is indeed finding the good bits'' - Alan Cox