From: Valentin Bonnard (Bonnard.V_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-08-07 20:16:38
Andy Sawyer wrote:
> I concur. "P" and "V" are only interesting from the archaeological
> viewpoint.
I prefer these names because they are so strange and specific that
they show very clearly what we are talking about.
lock() can lock a file, lock an exclusive lock, enter some
other sort of critical section.
I like the names P and V because they don't mean anything to most
people, but I dislike semaphores because I have never understoud
how they were meant to be used. (I don't see the specific problem
they solve.)
-- Valentin Bonnard