Re: [patch 00/62] sem2mutex: -V1

On Friday 13 January 2006 22:04, Matan Peled wrote:
> Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > Ingo Oeser wrote:
> >> Could we get for each of these and a mutex:
> >>
> >>  - description 
> >>  - common use case
> >>  - small argument why this and nothing else should be used there
> > 
> > like ... Documentation/mutex-design.txt?
> 
> I think what he wanted was an explanation for the change of each and every 
> sem... Which is kind of hard with automated tools.

No this is too much! I wouldn't expect this.

Just example conversions for each 3 conversion types with full discussion 
(or discussion at all) like we do for all other patches would be enough.

semaphore -> mutex is explained a bit in Documentation/mutex-design.txt

Still missing:
 - semaphore -> completion
 - semaphore -> struct work


Regards

Ingo Oeser

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