Why need a lock in memory/capability map

Adam Lackorzynski adam at os.inf.tu-dresden.de
Thu Jul 24 22:49:01 CEST 2014


On Mon Jul 21, 2014 at 10:15:23 +0800, Yuxin Ren wrote:
> This makes more sense.
> But could you explain in a litter more detail?
> What data structures are protected? Task struture or something else?

Yes, the task, with its data structures, such as page tables and cap
space. While holding the lock those cannot be deleted.


Adam
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