Re: [linux-audio-dev] Multithreaded programming for a poll model?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Multithreaded programming for a poll model?
From: Alfons Adriaensen (fons.adriaensen_AT_alcatel.be)
Date: Fri Jun 18 2004 - 12:29:54 EEST


On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 07:23:00PM -0400, Paul Davis wrote:

> i also don't use conditions for RT stuff - they are not RT
> safe.

Could you explain this ? AFAIK, if you use try_lock() on
the mutex (and thus accept that the operation may fail),
there is no problem. Occasional failure can easily be
worked around.

-- 
Fons


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