Re: please DON'T run 2.5.27 with IDE!

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz (B.Zolnierkiewicz@elka.pw.edu.pl)
Date: Wed Jul 24 2002 - 07:43:53 EST


On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Marcin Dalecki wrote:

> [root@localhost block]# grep \>special *.c
> elevator.c: !rq->waiting && !rq->special)
> ^^^^^^ This one is supposed to have the required barrier effect.

Go reread, no barrier effect, requests can slip in before your
REQ_SPECIAL. They cannon only be merged with REQ_SPECIAL.

Regards

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Bartlomiej

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