Locking fundamentals

[Duane Whitty]

On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 02:24:10PM +0100, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Quoting "Attilio Rao" <attilio at freebsd.org> (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:25:53 +0100):
> 
> > 2006/12/22, Robert Watson <rwatson at freebsd.org>:
> > > On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Attilio Rao wrote:
> 
> [explanation]
> 
> Could someone of you make a copy and paste of and a little bit of gluing
> the parts together somewhere? Maybe in the wiki?

One of the reasons for my initial mail is that I would like
to help with the Architecture Handbook.  That is where I would
like to put the content of this thread as well as other emails
I have been reading/saving regarding locking/threads/scheduling.

When I started reading the Arch. Handbook I under estimated
the complexities involved in the FreeBSD kernel.  It is a complex
piece of software and I am learning that it is not mastered
overnight, at least not by me.  I am studying it though.

I believe locking is a good place to start and I am gaining an
understanding of it.  Recent explanations have gone a long way
in furthering my understanding of how locking works in the kernel.
I hope I can take this information and glue it into an interesting
and detailed section in our Arch. Handbook.  I regret that I am
not able to produce something more quickly; I simply haven't
learned enough yet.

Best Regards,

Duane Whitty

> 
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> Alexander.
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