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From: david@marvin.jpl.oz (David Magnay)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: Spin locks
Message-ID: <830@marvin.jpl.oz>
Date: 22 Jan 91 02:42:22 GMT
Organization: Johns Perry Lifts, Melbourne, Australia
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Can someone pls explain spinlocks. Are these a form of semaphore ?

Thanks

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David Magnay				mail	david@marvin.jpl.oz
Boral Elevators				was: Johns Perry Lifts
45 Wangara Road, Cheltenham 3192	phone	(03) 584-3311
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