Re: spin lock

2004-12-15 Thread Mike M
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 03:43:26PM +0100, Paul Akkermans wrote: > Hi all, > > Can someody tell me what a spin lock is? Google it. It's a tool for managing shared resources amoungst independent processes. You might want continue this discussion on kernelnewbies http://www.ker

Re: spin lock

2004-12-15 Thread Sam Watkins
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 03:43:26PM +0100, Paul Akkermans wrote: > Can someody tell me what a spin lock is? http://www.codeproject.com/threads/spinlocks.asp Apparently its a method of resource locking used in kernels where a blocked process constantly polls for the lock to become availa

spin lock

2004-12-15 Thread Paul Akkermans
Hi all,   Can someody tell me what a spin lock is?   thanks in advance,   PA