Nov 3, 2006 #1 wiztronix Full Member level 2 Joined Mar 22, 2006 Messages 125 Helped 8 Reputation 16 Reaction score 4 Trophy points 1,298 Location INDIA Activity points 2,025 can someone please explain exactly what a SPIN LOCK is in an OS?? or direct me to some stuff which can make it very clear??
can someone please explain exactly what a SPIN LOCK is in an OS?? or direct me to some stuff which can make it very clear??
Nov 3, 2006 #2 E echo47 Advanced Member level 6 Joined Apr 7, 2002 Messages 3,933 Helped 638 Reputation 1,274 Reaction score 90 Trophy points 1,328 Location USA Activity points 33,176 locks!! Try this description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_lock
Nov 3, 2006 #3 dipal_z Full Member level 5 Joined Apr 21, 2005 Messages 278 Helped 37 Reputation 74 Reaction score 7 Trophy points 1,298 Location India Activity points 3,008 locks!! Here is one more good tutorial about spin locks. Added after 5 seconds: Here is one more good tutorial about spin locks. **broken link removed**
locks!! Here is one more good tutorial about spin locks. Added after 5 seconds: Here is one more good tutorial about spin locks. **broken link removed**
Nov 4, 2006 #4 wiztronix Full Member level 2 Joined Mar 22, 2006 Messages 125 Helped 8 Reputation 16 Reaction score 4 Trophy points 1,298 Location INDIA Activity points 2,025 Re: locks!! hey thanks for those links... i would also like to know if someone could suggest a good book for OPERATING SYSTEMS other then ANDREW TANENBAUM... is there some other "bible" of OS?? could someone upload it here?? regards, wiztronix
Re: locks!! hey thanks for those links... i would also like to know if someone could suggest a good book for OPERATING SYSTEMS other then ANDREW TANENBAUM... is there some other "bible" of OS?? could someone upload it here?? regards, wiztronix
Nov 7, 2006 #5 R rsrinivas Advanced Member level 1 Joined Oct 10, 2006 Messages 411 Helped 50 Reputation 100 Reaction score 11 Trophy points 1,298 Location bengalooru Activity points 3,689 locks!! Milenkovic is real good