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# Synchronization primitives in the Linux kernel.
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2016-05-19 14:46:26 +00:00
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This chapter describes synchronization primitives in the Linux kernel.
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* [Introduction to spinlocks](sync-1.md) - the first part of this chapter describes implementation of spinlock mechanism in the Linux kernel.
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* [Queued spinlocks](sync-2.md) - the second part describes another type of spinlocks - queued spinlocks.
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* [Semaphores](sync-3.md) - this part describes implementation of `semaphore` synchronization primitive in the Linux kernel.
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* [Mutual exclusion](sync-4.md) - this part describes - `mutex` in the Linux kernel.
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* [Reader/Writer semaphores](sync-5.md) - this part describes special type of semaphores - `reader/writer` semaphores.
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* [Sequential locks](sync-6.md) - this part describes sequential locks in the Linux kernel.
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