Subject: Re: utilizing SMP machines
To: None <garbled@netbsd.org>
From: Al B. Snell <alaric@alaric-snell.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 11/28/2000 10:28:28
On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Tim Rightnour wrote:
> On 27-Nov-00 Hubert wrote:
> >> I still don't understand where you see a need for locking with what I
> >> suggested. Please explain.
>
> What he is saying, and, what I have seen in the past.. is that if you start two
[...]
> extracting.. What usually ends up happening is that the two builds stomp on
> eachother, and both error out in some way.
That's precisely what I mean. Thanks :-)
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