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

David Howells
2005-12-15T17:17:58Z

Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> wrote:

> > Hint: we have DECLARE_MUTEX exactly because it's also DOCUMENTATION that
> > we use a semaphore as a pure binary mutex. Not because we need it.
>
> That's insane ...

And abused/misused...

> This is stealth documentation at its finest. Who besides Linus even
> knew that's what this spelling of the DECLARE macro was telling us?
>
> Paul "Hand me that chain saw, Billy Jo. This limb is coming -down-" Jackson

I hope you're talking about trees...

David