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From: ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Resources
Summary: Beating a dead horse.
Message-ID: <7636@well.UUCP>
Date: 12 Nov 88 07:50:16 GMT
References: <1947@van-bc.UUCP>
Reply-To: ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab)
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In article <1947@van-bc.UUCP> lphillips@lpami.van-bc.UUCP (Larry Phillips) writes:
>Well, if you _must_ claim the serial port in non-shared mode, I suppose
>you would use GetMiscResource() and FreeMiscResource, though I don't
>know the details.  [ ... ]

	Okay, I'm gonna ask this question again.  I'm not deaf; I have heard
the answer before.

	How do you CloseResource() something that you've OpenResource()d?

	The answer has been, "You don't," but this answer has some
interesting implications.

	Suppose I want the use of one of the CIA ports.  I would call
OpenResource() on the relevant port, and dance on it.  While I'm dancing on
it, it'd be real nice if I could be sure that no one else will be dancing on
it.  One would think that the OpenResource()/CloseResource() pair (if it
existed) would arbitrate access to the relevant resource.

	However, since there is no CloseResource(), this implies that, when
I OpenResource() something, someone else can OpenResource() the same thing,
and we can fight in most entertaining ways, sure to cause crashing of
programs and pulling of hairs.

	So.  Given the lack of CloseResource(), does this mean that
OpenResource() does not guarantee exclusive access?  If this is so, how does
one arbitrate the access to "resources" to prevent collisions?

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