Re: brlock_is_locked()?

David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:03:16 -0700 (PDT)


From: Brad Chapman <kakadu_croc@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:00:56 -0700 (PDT)

I'm not talking about _who_ owns the lock, I'm talking about whether
the lock itself is locked. I don't care which process is using the lock;
I just want to know if _somebody_ is using it. Is this possible?

Show a valid use for such a boolean state, then
the discussion may proceed :-)

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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