Re: Use of mutex in interrupt context flawed/impossible, need advice.

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Thu Nov 22 2007 - 11:11:44 EST

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Am Donnerstag 22 November 2007 schrieb Leon Woestenberg:
> I would like to know why this is not so, and if someone has a cleaner
> proposal than the "try spinlock" approach?

Keep the semaphore.

Regards
Oliver

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