Brice Goglin <[email protected]> :
[...]
> > Return in a middle of a spinlock-intensive function. :o(
> >
>
> What do you mean ?
It is preferred for maintenance purpose (hello Mr Morton) to organize
the control flow with a single spin_{lock/unlock} pair: if there is a
branch in the control flow, it ought to be joined again before returning.
--
Ueimor
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