Hi, See http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/lki/lki.html Sections 2.12, 2.13, 1.14 regards Martin Maletinsky Samuel T Ting wrote: > Hello, > > Can somebody explain what locking is in terms of read_lock, spin_lock, > write_lock, and the like? What is the concept of locking defined to be, > and how is it used in kernel 2.4? > > Thanks! > > Samuel Ting > > - > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies > Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ -- Supercomputing System AG email: maletinsky@scs.ch Martin Maletinsky phone: +41 (0)1 445 16 05 Technoparkstrasse 1 fax: +41 (0)1 445 16 10 CH-8005 Zurich - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
