Re: wait_event() :(

From: Jan Hudec (bulb@ucw.cz)
Date: Wed Oct 03 2001 - 08:11:28 EST


> > It inserts itself in a wait queue. The schedule returns when wakeup is called
> > on the wait queue.

You may have processes waiting for different events on a single wait queue.
Calling wakeup wakes them up all. Eg. you may have 1 queue per object and
all events wake it up.

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