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Mutex questions

From:	Venkatesh Srinivas <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:51:03 -0400

Hi,

Why are there mtx_spinlock_ex / mtx_spinlock_sh, when spin_lock_rd / spin_lock_wr exist?

Also, if I'm writing new code, why might I want to use lockmgr locks vs mtx_* locks (or vice versa)?

Thanks,
-- vs