* David Howells <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > init_MUTEX_LOCKED()
> > > DECLARE_MUTEX_LOCKED()
> >
> > please kill these two in the simple mutex implementation - they are a
> > sign of mutexes used as completions.
>
> That can be done later. It's not necessary to do it in this particular
> patch set.
i disagree - it's necessary that we dont build complexities into the
'simple' mutex type, or the whole game starts again. I.e. the 'owner
unlocks the mutex' rule must be enforced - which makes
DECLARE_MUTEX_LOCKED() meaningless.
Ingo
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