On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 06:37:33PM -0700, David S. Miller wrote:
> while (spin_is_locked(&lock)) {
> /* Wait for others to release their references. */
> barrier();
> }
>
> This type of code does happen, what is the correct return value so
> that spin_is_locked() handles this kind of case?
0. It's one of the "spin_is_locked_and_the_holder_might_be_someone_else"
cases. Maybe you misunderstood, but I'm proposing to introduce a new
function, not change the existing one. Maybe move to a better name for it.
Or did I miss your point about the code above ?
Philipp
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