Locking interface in "libprop" implementation

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

        Hello,

the locking primitives in "libprop" are currently used like this:

        _PROP_RWLOCK_RDLOCK(pd->pd_rwlock);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(pd->pd_rwlock);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_UNLOCK(pd->pd_rwlock);

        _PROP_RWLOCK_RDLOCK(pa->pa_rwlock);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_UNLOCK(pa->pa_rwlock);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(pa->pa_rwlock);

This interface is IMHO a bit messy because in the case of stand alone
binaries neither "pd_rwlock" nor "pw_rwlock" actually exist. Is there
a reason why the interface doesn't look like this?

        _PROP_RWLOCK_RDLOCK(pd);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(pd);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_UNLOCK(pd);

        _PROP_RWLOCK_RDLOCK(pa);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_UNLOCK(pa);
        _PROP_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(pa);

The only disadvantage would be that the member containing the lock
would have to use the same name in "_prop_dictionary" and "_prop_array".

        Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/