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To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net>
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Date: Fri,  4 Sep 2009 01:35:36 +0000
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Subject: Re: [9fans] "Blocks" in C
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To ensure only one thread in the kernel at a time?

-jt-
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From: erik quanstrom
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Subject: Re: [9fans] "Blocks" in C
Sent: Sep 3, 2009 21:32

> what does BLK stand for?

big kernel lock.

- erik



=jt