[Info-vax] K-mutex

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In article <99c1d545-9fcb-45ed-b8e0-2e1f053ede86 at z17g2000vbe.googlegroups.com>, Jose Baars <peutbaars at googlemail.com> writes:
>On Dec 14, 11:18=A0pm, Pierre <pierre.... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 14, 7:43=A0pm, koeh... at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob
>>
>> the easiest way to emulate semaphores with the DLM is to use a lock
>> with a value block. this method is not fault-tolerant but neither are
>> semaphores (if a process crash before freeing the resource slot, this
>> slot may be totally =A0lost).
>>
>
>Wouldn't the crash of a process holding an EX lock cause the lock to
>be released
>or freed by a dead lock search?

Process rundown will clean-up locks.  However, if there is some value to
the contents of the LVB in the locking scheme, it could still leave your
resource stranded.

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