--- Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> As far as I understand your mail you start at the > wrong end with the > locking - namely the functions. > Start from the correct end - tha data: Actually, the lock *is* protecting a specific data object. I was merely looking for advice on the *strength* of the lock that I would need in each of the different contexts. Cheers, Chris ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
