On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 07:36:08 +1100 NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> > On Mon, 23 Dec 2024, Hillf Danton wrote: > > On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:10:07 +1100 NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> > > > On Sat, 21 Dec 2024, Hillf Danton wrote: > > > > Inventing anything like mutex sounds bad. > > > > > > In general I would agree. But when the cost of adding a mutex exceeds > > > the cost of using an alternate solution that only requires 2 bits, I > > > think the alternate solution is justified. > > > > > Inode deserves more than the 2 bits before such a solution is able to > > rework mutex. > > I'm sorry but I don't understand what you are saying. Could you please > give more details about your concern? > Are you concerned about correctness? Performance? Maintainability? > Something else? > It is that you are adding a pair of honey bee wings to A380, so no takeoff can be expected.
