* Julian Elischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071125 10:05] wrote:
> 
> not sure why sx-locks exist at all, as they seem to be a variant of sleep.
> I think it's just a convenience function set to allow one to implement
> a sleep-derived synchronisation.

You are correct, sx locks are a faster replacement for hand rolled
msleep locks.  They're not only easier to read, but the underlying
implementation is faster.


-- 
- Alfred Perlstein
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