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author | sheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-10-30 19:49:26 +0000 |
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committer | sheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-10-30 19:49:26 +0000 |
commit | 4b00fdc3f68ef3b5b444b55f6c45e6c426c4262d (patch) | |
tree | c30d51ed00ddcfa74269a9e82f9dadd184a80877 | |
parent | ef41f174d66d1230c223c1faf451806666071535 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/share/man/man9/mutex.9 b/share/man/man9/mutex.9 index 4d58ceb..2bbfaeb 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/mutex.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/mutex.9 @@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ .Dd April 20, 1998 .Dt MUTEX 9 .Sh NAME -.Nm mutex, -.Nm mtx_init, -.Nm mtx_enter, -.Nm mtx_try_enter, -.Nm mtx_exit, -.Nm mtx_destroy, -.Nm mtx_owned, -.Nm mtx_assert, +.Nm mutex , +.Nm mtx_init , +.Nm mtx_enter , +.Nm mtx_try_enter , +.Nm mtx_exit , +.Nm mtx_destroy , +.Nm mtx_owned , +.Nm mtx_assert , .Nm MUTEX_DECLARE .Nd kernel synchronization primitives .Sh SYNOPSIS @@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ uncontested spin mutex is more expensive than the same operation on a non spin mutex. In order to protect an interrupt service routine from blocking against itself all interrupts are blocked on a processor while -holding a spin lock. It is permissible to hold multiple spin mutexes. +holding a spin lock. +It is permissible to hold multiple spin mutexes. In this case it is a required that they be released in the opposite order to that which they were acquired. .Pp @@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ with no ill effects; if recursion on a given mutex can be avoided, faster and smaller code will usually be generated. .Pp -The +The .Fn mtx_try_enter function is used to acquire exclusive access to those objects protected by the mutex @@ -220,15 +221,17 @@ The .Fn MUTEX_DECLARE macro is used to declare a mutex that is initialized before .Xr malloc 9 -is operating. Unfortunately, mutex initialization may require +is operating. +Unfortunately, mutex initialization may require .Xr malloc 9 . However, some mutexes are intialized and used before .Xr malloc 9 -can be used. Declaring these mutexes with the +can be used. +Declaring these mutexes with the .Fn MUTEX_DECLARE macro and then using the .Dv MTX_COLD -flag when calling +flag when calling .Fn mtx_init allows these early mutexes to be initialized and used before .Xr malloc 9 |