> if one wanted to go through the kernel tree and replace semaphores > with mutexes, one would have to be *very* careful to do that only > where the semantics made sense, no? and.. a very large portion of that has been done already. (We used an automated script to check for common flags to show non-mutexness, and then did a quick hand audit). -- if you want to mail me at work (you don't), use arjan (at) linux.intel.com Test the interaction between Linux and your BIOS via http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ