>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Hudec <bulb@ucw.cz> writes: Jan> On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 12:50:14PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: >> What are the essential differences between a struct completion and a >> semaphore? When is it more appropriate to use one rather than the other? Jan> Semaphores are for mutual exclusion. Hardly. _Binary_ semaphores are for mutual exclusion. Counting semaphores have other uses, e.g. producer/consumer. Regards, -velco -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
