> > Then code can switch to "struct mutex" if people want to. And if one
> > reason for it ends up being that the code avoids a performance bug in the
> > process, all the better ;)
> >
>
> Is this a good idea? Then we will have for a long time different
> bits of code with exactly the same synchronisation requirements
> using two different constructs that are slightly different. Not to
> mention code specifically requiring semaphores would get confusing.
>
> If we agree mutex is a good idea at all (and I think it is), then
> wouldn't it be better to aim for a wholesale conversion rather than
> "if people want to"?
well most of this will "only" take a few kernel releases ;-)
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