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semaphore and spin locks

To: "to_kbies" <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org>
Subject: semaphore and spin locks
From: "atul" <atul_info@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 06:55:56 +0530
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hidy

Afa i know semaphores provide a very good mechanism for synchronization

so why spin locks are needed n how they differ from semaphores..??

thanks

atul

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