Re: Question regarding mutex locking

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Robert Hancock wrote:
> Larry Finger wrote:
>> If a particular routine needs to lock a mutex, but it may be entered
>> with that mutex already locked,
>> would the following code be SMP safe?
>>
>> hold_lock = mutex_trylock()
>>
>> ..
>>
>> if (hold_lock)
>>     mutex_unlock()
> 
> Not if another task could be acquiring that lock at the same time, which
> is probably the case, otherwise you wouldn't need the mutex. In other
> words, if you're going to do this, you might as well toss the mutex
> entirely as it's about the same effect..
> 

Thanks for the help. Someday, I hope to understand this stuff.

Larry

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