Subj : Re: Formal Mutex Semantics
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : John Hickin
Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 04:27 pm


"Joe Seigh" <jseigh_01@xemaps.com> wrote in message
news:h5GdnZISNLaoqZ_eRVn-pg@comcast.com...

>
> If they had different semantics then programs correct using one set may
not be
> correct using another set, which would be a bad thing.  If they're
equivalent
> semantics then what does it matter which one is the "official" set of
semantics?
>

Sort of like one API for several implementations. Of course, the
implementation (model) has to do the right thing.


Regards, John.

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