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Priority inversion caused problems for Mars pathfinder
Priority inversion caused problems for Mars pathfinder
Posted Apr 6, 2006 19:12 UTC (Thu) by Los__D (subscriber, #15263)In reply to: Priority inversion caused problems for Mars pathfinder by dwheeler
Parent article: Priority inheritance in the kernel
"Frankly, it seems like a good idea to include support for priority inversion in the kernel."
Hmmm.. I'm sure that's not what you really meant, eh? I'd quite prefer priority inversion avoided, using priority inheritance... ;p
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priority inversion support
Posted Apr 8, 2006 0:48 UTC (Sat) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
The posting uses the word "support," which can mean lots of different things. To some, "support for priority inversion" would mean code that effects priority version. For others, it means code that recognizes and/or handles priority inversion.
I always encourage people to avoid the term "support" altogether, because there is always a plainer, more informative word you can use. In this case, I would say "handling of priority inversion" or "priority inheritance function."
Remember that support really means to hold up or assist, and priority inversion doesn't require any support; it does fine all by itself.