Subj : [$] Windows NT synchronization primitives for Linux
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From : LWN.net
Date : Mon Feb 19 2024 15:50:24

[$] Windows NT synchronization primitives for Linux

Date:
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:14:26 +0000

Description:
The futex mechanism provided by the kernel allows for the creation of 
efficient and
flexible locking primitives in user space.  Futexes work well for many
applications, but not all.  One of the exceptions, it seems, is that
perennially difficult-to-support use case: Windows games.  With this
patch series , Elizabeth Figura seeks to provide the sort of locking
that those games need, by way of a special-purpose virtual device.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/961884/


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