Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site whuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!mike From: mike@whuxl.UUCP (BALDWIN) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.unix Subject: Re: System N history correction Message-ID: <397@whuxl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 02:14:45 EST Article-I.D.: whuxl.397 Posted: Sat Dec 15 02:14:45 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 04:58:36 EST References: <44@mot.UUCP> <263@utcs.UUCP> <396@whuxl.UUCP> <526@gang.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs Lines: 15 Xref: watmath net.unix-wizards:11064 net.unix:3117 > Michael, I couldn't pass this up. Semaphores? I wouldn't call them that. > What was implemented is a STACK, not a QUEUE. Can people imagine how useful > this really is? Just think, the sooner a process wants something the later > it gets it! Sigh! I ran the test program, and sure enough, only two of the processes ever got the semaphore! Oh well. I've submitted a trouble report on it, so at least it has a chance of being fixed in the near(?) future. But hey, lots more bugs have been fixed in System V than have been introduced in 4.2BSD !! Michael Baldwin AT&T Bell Labs harpo!whuxl!mike