Subject: Re: newlock
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
From: Daniel Carosone <dan@geek.com.au>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/08/2006 10:55:57
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On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 09:00:26AM -0700, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> A lot. The IPL levels are how we tell a "fast spin lock" what interrupt t=
o=20
> actually block.

Or, put another way that might make the intent clearer, which others
are still allowed to interrupt the spinning to go do something else
more important that just came up.

--
Dan.

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