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Locking in the Linux Kernel
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-If I could give you one piece of advice: never sleep with anyone crazier
-than yourself. But if I had to give you advice on locking: **keep it
-simple**.
+If I could give you one piece of advice on locking: **keep it simple**.
Be reluctant to introduce new locks.
-Strangely enough, this last one is the exact reverse of my advice when
-you **have** slept with someone crazier than yourself. And you should
-think about getting a big dog.
-
Two Main Types of Kernel Locks: Spinlocks and Mutexes
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