>I thought one purpose of the newlock branch was (among other things)
>about improving the API to our locking primitives.  At least for folks
>who don't speak dutch, semaphores typically have a *HORRID* API.
>Which operation is "p" and which one is "v" again?

hmm...i don't remember either.

	% dict semaphore
	...
	     P and V stand for Dutch "Proberen", to test, and "Verhogen",
	     to increment.  The value of a semaphore is the number of units
	...

ah.  funky.

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