Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4

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> > How can't you get the fact that semaphores could _never_ be as simple as
> > mutexes?  This is a theoritical impossibility, which maybe turns out not
> > to be so true on x86, but which is damn true on ARM where the fast path
> > (the common case of a mutex) is significantly more efficient.
> >
>
> I did notice your comments.  I'll grant that mutexes will save some tens  of
> fastpath cycles on one minor architecture.  Sorry, but that doesn't seem
> very important.

Heh !! i can't find words so i will just spell the emotion....
COMPLAIN HARD
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